rank and file
Example Sentences
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The stew of issues bubbling through the transactions is why most of the rank and file at CNN rooted for Netflix to prevail in its bidding for Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
An orderly transition would require assistance from the rank and file.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
The rank and file may take a very different view.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
That doesn’t mean the Netflix-WBD deal is being embraced by Hollywood’s rank and file.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025
Nevertheless, many of the rank and file continued to look cautiously about them.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
