rung

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The "first rung of the career ladder has thinned" and that for "too many young people it is now simply out of reach", Milburn is set to say in a speech later.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

If that’s so, you’d be in good shape overall, and you could roll that $310,000 into the next rung of your ladder pretty confidently.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Lesch never climbed above the lowest rung on the minor league ladder, where he pitched just 10 innings and gave up more runs, hits and walks than he got outs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Each rung of the ladder is an inflation-protected security maturing in a successive year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Thaya Jaan s house has the perfect space for playing rung, or “color,” the card game our cousins taught us.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan