echelon
Example Sentences
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"Theirs is the upper echelon of that," added Skinner.
From BBC
"It demands a second and even third echelon; personnel, platforms and logistics chains that can absorb losses and continue the fight. Yet this depth is notably absent from current British force design."
From BBC
Raising his house’s reputation as a formidable gladiator stable is the only path he can see to being accepted into society’s highest echelon.
From Salon
Mamdani said Wednesday that he admired Tisch for cracking down on corruption in the upper echelons of the police department, lowering crime and “standing up for New Yorkers in the face of authoritarianism.”
This season, the women attempt to launch themselves into a higher echelon in the entertainment industry.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
