food chain
noun
1
: an arrangement of the organisms of an ecological community according to the order of predation in which each uses the next usually lower member as a food source
2
: a hierarchy based on power or importance
at the top of the corporate food chain
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Which fast food chains use beef tallow today Beef tallow never disappeared entirely, and a handful of chains have either kept it or brought it back.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The assumption had been that Calvert-Lewin would end up somewhere further up the food chain on significant wages.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
At the top of the food chain, the bald eagle dominates in the sky alone with its impressive wingspan and sharp talons.
—Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
The food chain then scored 100.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The assumption had been that Calvert-Lewin would end up somewhere further up the food chain on significant wages.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
At the top of the food chain, the bald eagle dominates in the sky alone with its impressive wingspan and sharp talons.
—Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
The food chain then scored 100.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
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“Food chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20chain. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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