seniority
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United and other airlines rank pilots based on seniority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The split does not fully fall along generational lines, but it often overlaps with the growing push by some younger candidates to oust veteran lawmakers, a debate over experience and seniority versus fresh blood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
For decades, New York’s white-shoe law firms were shaped by a gentlemanly code in which poaching was unheard of and partner pay largely fell in line with seniority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
This included changes to the seniority system for House committee membership and some changes towards transparency.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Staggering out of Ernest’s office, Livingston ran into Jim Brady, whose seniority at the lab matched his own.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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