as in public
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the chosen few might have the opportunity for a trip in the space shuttle, but it will be a while before the rank and file are taking space trips
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Recent Examples of rank and file
Faced with the union’s demand of 40%, Boeing offered 25% (an amount originally accepted by IAM leadership) which was turned down almost unanimously by rank and file.
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
But some rank and file auto workers also held a pro-Trump rally.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Since 2019, Nvidia’s stock has soared 3,000% — minting millionaires among its rank and file.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
While rank and file employees certainly have their own struggles, managers are feeling all the same stresses, along with more responsibilities and less support.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
But some rank and file auto workers also held a pro-Trump rally.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Since 2019, Nvidia’s stock has soared 3,000% — minting millionaires among its rank and file.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
While rank and file employees certainly have their own struggles, managers are feeling all the same stresses, along with more responsibilities and less support.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rank and file
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rank and file
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Scholl’s goal is not just to bring supersonic travel back to the flying public, but to do it at scale, at a cost per seat no greater than business travelers pay today—a quarter of what the old Concorde passengers had to pony up.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
19 Jan. 2025
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For 70 years, this country has spent the time in capturing heads of cartels and putting a head shot to the American public.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the birth rate has dipped to just 1.4 children per woman, portending a shrinking, aging populace.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Now Maduro is determined that the populace that humiliated him on election day must pay.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2024
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Go earlier in the evening on a weekday to avoid crowds.—
Amber Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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More than 20 others among the massive crowd suffered gunshot injuries.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 300 million people in the Lower 48 states were under some type of cold weather warning or advisory as of Tuesday morning.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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The infamous dark web marketplace served as a global hub for illicit drug sales that prosecutors said had contributed to the death of at least six people.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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In downtown Bangkok, at least 200 couples have signed up to get married in a mass wedding at a popular shopping mall, according to Bangkok Pride, which co-organized the event with local authorities.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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These include deploying the military to the border, implementing bans on travel and asylum and planning mass deportations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Tensions between the two men reached a boiling point when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in January 2021 while calling for Pence's execution.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The animosity between the two leaders reached a fever pitch on Jan. 6, 2021, as a mob of Mr. Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, and a rioter vandalized Ms. Pelosi’s office and posed for a photo with a boot on her desk.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Rank and file.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rank%20and%20file. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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