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rung

noun as in notch, step

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Harbaugh, with coaching in his DNA, had been hand-picked by legendary Raiders owner Al Davis and was determined to climb the ladder one rung at a time.

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“There are a lot of rungs on the career ladder that are disappearing,” she said.

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Democrats are in a hole, and the retaliatory gerrymander of California only gets them a couple of rungs up the ladder.

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By 2023, she had worked her way up to triple A, the highest rung on the minor league ladder.

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"I've rung up many times and just get hold music," he says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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