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food chain

noun

Definition of food chain

as in hierarchy

a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food Sharks eat fish that are lower in the food chain. animals that are at the top of the food chain

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Khurram Ismail, Chief Product Officer at SanDisk talked about their vision of additional layers in the storage and memory hierarchy for storing persistent KV cache as shown below.

— Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
There are different roles for George Syrianos, Pedro Ferreira and Andy Reid within the Forest hierarchy, as the club has undergone a restructuring behind the scenes.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Remove any large groupings of plants like saw palmetto, yaupon, wax myrtle and gallberry, especially if the plants are close to the home, adjacent decks or porches or under eaves or overhangs.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
However, the situation is changing, as the latest Firefox update brings a new type of Smart Window browser tabs, AI-powered tab grouping, and visual previews of your browsing history.

— Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

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