hierarchy
Example Sentences
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You don’t think about where you fall into that hierarchy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Since equity is junior to debt in the capital hierarchy, investors in private equity should be especially worried whenever private credit gets into trouble.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
But for Wall Street, the political risk of investing in drug companies has been demoted: It now sits well below interest rates, clinical data and earnings in the hierarchy of concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
No relevant precedent existed, and given the unique crimes the Nazi hierarchy had committed, it would require ex post facto laws to prosecute them.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
There’s a clear hierarchy: the closer to the back, the more impressive the quarters.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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