stratum
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It’s lowered when they recognize each other as old childhood friends, albeit from different strata of Soviet society.
But the combination of stubborn food inflation and record income inequality is exacerbating the divide, forcing global food majors to rethink how they market to different economic strata.
The film updates Turgenev’s 1850s Russia to contemporary America, but maintains the “Lower Depths” social stratum.
From Los Angeles Times
At one end, PSG is the club of the masses, drawing its fan base from every strata of the city and its suburbs.
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.