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tiers

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plural 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 tiers Annual salaries would have risen due to inflation and growing revenues even without the second apron, and the final statistic regarding 30% pay increases doesn’t show that all tiers of players benefitted equally. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Synopsys had to decide who gets premium tiers and who uses internal models. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Cost Cloud accounting software is typically subscription-based, with pricing tiers that vary based on features and scale. — Dana Miranda, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The upper tiers — some of which accept people with incomes up to 130 percent of the median, like DuPonty — have far fewer applicants, and thus an acceptance rate that’s six times higher than at the lower levels. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026 In the year ahead, plans are moving expensive brand-name drugs into higher tiers requiring 20% to 33% coinsurance rather than flat $45 copays, causing enrollees to hit that $700 deductible and $2,400 cap much faster in the early months of the year. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 But velvet ropes and VIP tiers can leave newcomers wondering whether the conversation is meant for them. — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 Princess Cruises' bundled packages outline distinct tiers of shipboard perks. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 For 2026-2027, however, many ticket tiers remain unchanged, while those that are rising are seeing some of the smallest bumps in recent memory. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

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The Justice Department has charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are said to have voted as noncitizens.

— SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Although lung cancer is generally considered a disease among people who are older, lung adenocarcinoma is more likely to occur in younger people than other types of lung cancer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Avoid giving younger children hard candies such as Jolly Ranchers or other kinds that can’t be chewed easily.

— Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
At The Baobab House one recent afternoon, entrepreneurs, aid workers, and artists of all kinds are mingling in Arabic and English.

— Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

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