strata
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Documents from such historical figures as John Hancock are shown alongside those from ordinary individuals to show the ways this pivotal period was experienced by all strata of society.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Layer it all in a shallow casserole dish or, if you’re feeling theatrical, a glass trifle dish, so the strata show through like geological layers of flavors.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
From May to October, continuing a tradition launched in 2011, visitors can pay extra to dig for their own fossils in more recent, less scientifically significant geographical strata.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025
But that is the brutal nature of professional golf in the strata below those chasing major titles and Ryder Cup berths.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024
In quarries I could see its strata, the dragon’s veins and muscles; the minerals, its teeth and bones.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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