ladder

Example Sentences

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Another relative, Raúl Castro’s grandnephew Oscar Pérez-Oliva, has rapidly climbed Cuba’s political ladder and is seen as a potential successor to President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Each rung of the ladder is an inflation-protected security maturing in a successive year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Meta styled Muse Spark as “the first step on our scaling ladder and the first product of a ground-up overhaul.”

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Follow your own gut by putting your money in a secure vehicle like a Treasury or CD ladder.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

She wondered how Masterji Thakur was able to get things down without a ladder.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton