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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Noun
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The hierarchy clearly wanted to give Frank time and avoid a knee-jerk reaction to a difficult spell.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The most powerful enemy of all is the capitalist system of landownership and social hierarchy that kept these two freaks apart.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Both candidates listed a variety of endorsements, but notable locally was a grouping of current County Board members, nine of the 14 sitting Democrats, around Rodriguez.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The grouping of all LVMH’s fragrance and cosmetics holdings under one executive’s purview came at a time when the beauty industry’s competitiveness was ramping up, especially as niche brands became hot commodities.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Food chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/food%20chain. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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