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tier

noun

ˈtir

Definition of tier

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one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic the bottom tier of entrants

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Recent Examples of tier New developments in the least affordable communities can also qualify for a separate tax relief tier. — Maggie Cassidy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 However, storing rapidly expanding analytics datasets in high-performance memory tiers is financially unsustainable. — Naresh Sigamani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Arison said subscriber retention has remained stronger than expected despite price increases across Grindr's premium membership tiers. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Like Dolby Vision, both tiers of Dolby Vision 2 require special hardware; currently the only Dolby Vision 2 SoC is the MediaTek Pentonic 800. — John Higgins, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tier

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Women earn more than men at a majority of private baccalaureate institutional categories.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The competition is divided into a range of categories, including wildlife, fine art and conservation.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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In 2022, 36 people were killed, 24 of them children, in a massacre at a childcare center in the northeast, believed to be the country’s deadliest incident of its kind.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Although the theme of the original scam message used in the WhatsApp attack will vary, it will always be related to an online voting request for a contest of some kind.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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