subgroup
noun
sub·group
ˈsəb-ˌgrüp 
1
: a subordinate group whose members usually share some common differential quality
2
: a subset of a mathematical group that is itself a group
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Several members who served on a subgroup that has been reviewing the topic led the votes in favor of the change.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 5 Dec. 2025
Since then, according to authorities, 764 has grown into more of an ideology than a singular group, inspiring offshoots and subgroups around the world that mirror 764 but use different names to help keep social media companies and law enforcement from tracking them.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025
The proposals include requiring vaccine makers to study new shots in all subgroups (including pregnant people), changing how the annual flu shot is approved and reconsidering whether the flu and COVID shots can be gotten together.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2025
Prasad, who was reinstated to his post in August after being ousted amid conservative criticism, announced other changes that included a requirement for randomized studies to include all subgroups.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2025
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Pien Huang, NPR, 5 Dec. 2025
Since then, according to authorities, 764 has grown into more of an ideology than a singular group, inspiring offshoots and subgroups around the world that mirror 764 but use different names to help keep social media companies and law enforcement from tracking them.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025
The proposals include requiring vaccine makers to study new shots in all subgroups (including pregnant people), changing how the annual flu shot is approved and reconsidering whether the flu and COVID shots can be gotten together.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2025
Prasad, who was reinstated to his post in August after being ousted amid conservative criticism, announced other changes that included a requirement for randomized studies to include all subgroups.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2025
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subgroup
noun
sub·group
ˈsəb-ˌgrüp
: a group whose members usually share some common quality that makes them different from the other members of a larger group to which they belong
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