caste
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In reality, no such grader existed, but 1,000 agents believed he did, and that belief produced an entire social caste of agents sure they had nothing left to lose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
But the caste system is very deeply rooted, said Gidion Mbilijora, who was the "bupati" or head of the East Sumba district for 13 years, and who owns two atas himself.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
India also has a large number of “tribals,” who are outside the caste system but part of the quota system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
North Korean society is deeply hierarchical, with some analysts comparing it to a caste system.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
"We're not in Bengal anymore. There's no caste system in America. The Declaration of Independence made it clear: 'All men are created equal.' And we'll be changing 'men' to 'people' soon."
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Proteins, of course; RNA acts as the major-domo, a bridge between the castes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Yet, scholars warn that counting castes and interpreting the data will be fraught with challenges.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Each year, nearly a thousand theyyam performances take place in family estates and temples across Kerala, traditionally performed by men from marginalised castes and tribal communities.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
Most ants have two morphologically differentiated adult castes -- queens and workers -- each irreversibly specialized for either reproduction or nonreproductive altruism such as foraging, defense and care of maternal brood.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
But their jaws were so enormous that they had to carry themselves very erect, and they could not make quite as good time as the other castes.
From Jungle Peace by William Beebe
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