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as in hierarchies
a scheme of rank or order
in the ordering of crimes, ripping the tags off upholstered furniture should rank fairly low
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Relevance
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as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the ordering of the children in the procession was according to height
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Scholars have highlighted the ways in which Jim Crow informed the Nuremberg Laws, yet German colonial rule in Africa produced anti-miscegenation regulations and racial hierarchies that predate the Nazi period.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026 -
Networks of competence are prioritized ahead of hierarchies of authority.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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What truly sets it apart, however, is its vibrant and colorful universe, where imagination can suddenly burst onto the screen in musical-like dance sequences.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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The early retirement years are when a portfolio is most vulnerable to bad market sequences, and starting five years earlier means five more years exposed to that vulnerability.—
Jon Sabes,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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More intense arrangements use pulsating choral music for high-stakes moments.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
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Plans for a space station orbiting the moon, though, have since been scrapped, and NASA has not indicated how that cancellation may affect its arrangements to include crews from outside agencies.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
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In the meantime, the Detroit firefighters used ladders to reach people who could not get outside through the hallways.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The ladders across the Khumbu Icefall, which are carefully fixed by Sherpas to help climbers navigate the most treacherous section of the climb, had already been dismantled, according to one mountaineering company.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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“Orderings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderings. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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