rank and file
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Rank-and-file reporters, producers and editors often don’t get a chance to attend the high-priced event, while high-ranking politicians, celebrities and television anchors who don’t cover the White House often do.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
Rank-and-file workers had bucked union leaders’ endorsements of earlier offers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
Rank-and-file members and senators across the board, from Sens. Mark Warner and Chris Coons to Reps.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2024
Rank-and-file Seattle police officers voted in favor of a new, partial three-year contract that, if approved by the Seattle City Council, will give them immediate retroactive raises totaling 23%.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024
Rank-and-file Russians will continue to suffer major deprivations in 1992 and beyond before the country begins to realize its great economic potential.
From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
