echelon

Example Sentences

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But if you are a weekend warrior, between season passes and day tickets that have plateaued at $185, Crystal is now priced squarely in the upper echelon of the North American ski industry — by design.

From Seattle Times

That game adaptations seem to have gotten better in recent years is in part because the upper echelons of the entertainment industry have been taken over by fans, executives said.

From Los Angeles Times

She told the court Mr Michel "profited exorbitantly" from Mr Low's efforts to secure "back-channel influence" among the upper echelons of the US government.

From BBC

While Palestinian Israelis have in many cases risen to the highest echelons of government, academia, and business, the population as a whole is poorer and less educated than Jewish Israelis.

From Seattle Times

“She comes out there as a strong woman who has worked her way up through the system, who is a minority who has risen to the highest echelons of power,” Ms. Shackelford said.

From New York Times