lower ranks

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Mr. Jordan was once a bomb-thrower from the lower ranks of the GOP who worked his way into top committee posts.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023

"The parties must convey clear and unequivocal instructions to lower ranks," said the UN, African Union and regional orgainsation IGAD.

From Reuters • May 12, 2023

Hit by a sluggish stock market and economic slowdown, some Washington billionaires have gotten a little less wealthy and fallen to lower ranks on Forbes’ annual list of billionaires.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

If a daughter were to complete secondary school and become a teacher, she crossed the threshold into the lower ranks of the middle class.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

They were not subjected to the temptations which assailed those in the higher and the lower ranks of society, and, being less affected by tradition, they wrought out for themselves independent ideals.

From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh