hierarchies

Example Sentences

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This is the Christian tradition: questioning inherited norms, unsettling comfortable hierarchies, insisting that the ethical imagination can go further than traditional society allows.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Those species often have more rigid dominance hierarchies and predictable succession systems.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

“I don’t love when hierarchies of appreciation form.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In corporate hierarchies, researchers have historically been deemed a “higher class of citizens,” Michelle Li, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

That chant did more than threaten a slave revolt—it was a challenge to all ranking hierarchies.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson