social ladder
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That version of the tech founder, portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg, is spiky and motormouthed, eager to climb the Ivy League social ladder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Nearly a third of residents are foreign-born, with immigrants living all across the county and occupying all rungs of the social ladder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
The relationship between George and James deepened as George spent years moving up the court's social ladder.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2024
After his election, Francis told the assembly that “education is the great liberator, lifting people up the social ladder and strengthening society in the process.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
And he’d earned this trip up the social ladder through his hard work at Vincent de Paul.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
