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Other low-ranking fears were blood (9.3 percent) and ghosts (10.6 percent).
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Along the edges of the enclosure, packs of low-ranking males roamed from burrow to burrow, harassing the females.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The show, created and executive produced by Mike McMahan, stars Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero as four low-ranking officers on the USS Cerritos, who were all promoted in Season 4 from ensigns to lieutenant (junior grade).
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
Boeing blamed two relatively low-ranking employees for the deception under a 2021 settlement that would have let the company escape criminal prosecution.
—David Koenig, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024
Working at a prestigious institution—as measured by the total number of citations of all authors who work there—offered some protection against the disadvantage of a low-ranking mentor.
—Byholly Else, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
Putin saw the late Soviet model from his position as a low-ranking KGB officer in a regional department in Leningrad, and, later on, in East Germany.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2018
While other series in the Star Trek universe focuses on the exciting adventures of captains and senior officers, Lower Decks takes a look at the often comedic misadventures of the low-ranking officers with menial jobs.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 17 June 2024
The kissing beast was dated to the Ming Dynasty, and the tower likely was used by a relatively low-ranking officer focused on defense of the wall, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Along the edges of the enclosure, packs of low-ranking males roamed from burrow to burrow, harassing the females.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The show, created and executive produced by Mike McMahan, stars Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero as four low-ranking officers on the USS Cerritos, who were all promoted in Season 4 from ensigns to lieutenant (junior grade).
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
Boeing blamed two relatively low-ranking employees for the deception under a 2021 settlement that would have let the company escape criminal prosecution.
—David Koenig, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2024
Working at a prestigious institution—as measured by the total number of citations of all authors who work there—offered some protection against the disadvantage of a low-ranking mentor.
—Byholly Else, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
Putin saw the late Soviet model from his position as a low-ranking KGB officer in a regional department in Leningrad, and, later on, in East Germany.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2018
While other series in the Star Trek universe focuses on the exciting adventures of captains and senior officers, Lower Decks takes a look at the often comedic misadventures of the low-ranking officers with menial jobs.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 17 June 2024
The kissing beast was dated to the Ming Dynasty, and the tower likely was used by a relatively low-ranking officer focused on defense of the wall, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024
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“Low-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-ranking. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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