stratification

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Recent Examples of stratification This stratification is reinforced by a multi-tiered system of travel agencies and national quotas. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 Being poor from an income standpoint has another aspect that hasn’t gotten as much attention — the even starker stratification of Californians by wealth. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025 Ensuring access is crucial if micro-credentials are to serve as tools of empowerment rather than stratification. Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Our concept of ‘olfactory stratification’ is a technique that encourages the layering of different scents across various parts of the body—creating a rich, multi-dimensional fragrance experience. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stratification
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Noun
  • The Horned Frogs have a clear hierarchy at quarterback and one of the best starters in the country which is the first step in contending for a conference championship.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2025
  • Fair Value Hierarchy Level Knowing the liquidity hierarchy level helps investors judge whether the correct valuation methodology has been used.
    Tomas Milar, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • This process would have stolen away all the dwarf galaxy's stars to leave behind a free-floating black hole with just a small, tight grouping of stars left to keep it company.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 July 2025
  • When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Mishra sums it up by saying that nobody outside of India gets the concept of caste (without denying that privileged upper caste Indians don’t get it either).
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
  • Led by the example of captain Aleksander Barkov, there is no caste system evident, no star-system in attitude.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The demographic data in celebrity criminal trials is a point of obsession, given the stratum of the star defendant: Who are Combs’s peers?
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
  • Modern maps lay down stratum after stratum of recommendation.
    Sonya Bennett-Brandt, AFAR Media, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Slow, diaphragmatic breathing can help bring down stress levels—even in the bathroom.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 30 July 2025
  • All levels of hotels will see an increase in business, but upper tier properties will naturally be the most desirable.
    Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

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“Stratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratification. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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