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stratification

[strat-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
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His measurement of stratification begins in 1975, which gives you a low growth rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The idea was to investigate whether architectural differences in the platforms would signify if there were social or economic stratification within the community.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

This interplay is governed by the layering, or stratification, of different water masses and by the strength of ocean currents.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025

Peggy and William’s relationship overcomes social barriers having to do with class disparity and internalized racist stratification within the East Coast’s Black elite.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2025

Nowhere is the stratification of education more vivid than in Virginia, where Thomas Jefferson once tried, and failed, to set up the nation’s first public high schools.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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