seniority

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Recent Examples of seniority Their other concerns involve professional development and seniority issues. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2025 Analyst salaries can range from $18,000 to $40,000, depending on seniority, about 150% the average local market rate, the company said; more senior roles might take in $60,000 to $70,000 — enough to live quite comfortably locally, Basnet added. Alex Konrad, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025 Health issues helped spur a shift in at least one Democratic Party ranking member position, where seniority has typically been the dominant consideration. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2024 The Alan Turing Institute commissioned a report into the gender job gap in AI in the United Kingdom, highlighting the extensive disparity between men and women in terms of their status, skills, pay and seniority in AI, as well as the attrition rate of those entering the industry. Steve Taplin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seniority
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seniority
Noun
  • As populations’ median ages continue to rise — and the future looks increasingly hazardous for all age groups — more movies are touching on senility, dementia, elder abuse and other topics that not long ago rarely got any screen airing.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Salles doesn’t clarify his viewpoint until the end, when Eunice ages into senility.
    Armond White, National Review, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lofty plans for new urban areas in Africa, however, are a response to the fact that the continent doesn’t have the privilege of time.
    Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The club doesn’t charge CBS or ESPN a dime for the privilege of covering the four-day event, and while that leaves as much as $125 million in rights fees on the table, Augusta more than makes up for that by way of the gate, merch and concessions.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Riley was asked about Lane’s maturity this year and gave an interesting, in-depth response.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • That level of maturity comes with the expectation of having a few domestic things in order, like a fresh set of bath towels that haven’t been with you since your college days, bed sheets without holes and stains, or a mattress that’s not on the floor—who doesn’t love a bed frame?!
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • However, after World War II, Cold War strategy took precedence over economic protectionism.
    Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
  • He has been criticised before for his lack of rotation but, with no major trophies to show for the huge progress since the 2020 FA Cup triumph in Arteta’s first six months, the Champions League took precedence this week.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Butler remains a talented, if mercurial, two-way star, even in his relative dotage at age 35 with 14 years of mileage — including two runs to the Finals with Miami — under his belt.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Under the law, however, any attempt by the president to supersede the prerogative of independent agencies violates the separation of powers and congressional authority.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • During an hourlong Oval Office appearance, Trump appeared to slap down, contradict or complicate each of Netanyahu’s policy prerogatives.
    Time, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That’s kind of the majority of what Jax’s involvement is.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The free version also gives you access to the vast majority of the app's features.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The hypocrisies of what might be called humanity’s delusions of superiority suggest the need for deeper questioning.
    Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
  • His superiority was self-evident, like the rays of the sun.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 2 Apr. 2025

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