pecking order
Example Sentences
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Between artificial intelligence, the Iran War, and the future of Taiwan, there’s a lot for the United States and China to hash out—not least of which being the pecking order.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
Just how far his Sydney struggles have pushed him down the pecking order remains to be seen.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The No. 55 draft pick in 2024, Bronny has surpassed Dalton Knecht, the 17th pick in that same draft, in the Lakers’ pecking order.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
That sent chills down the spines of Motor City executives who fretted—fairly perhaps—about safety and their pecking order in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
That said, Kamen was very much Rubens superior in the academic pecking order, for the latter was a freshly minted PhD still seeking a faculty position in the Chemistry Department.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
