subsection
noun
sub·sec·tion
ˈsəb-ˌsek-shən 
1
: a subdivision or a subordinate division of a section
2
: a subordinate part or branch
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Furthermore, this subsection should outline the process and responsibility for engaging and, when necessary, discharging external advisors, such as money managers and consultants.
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Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
SSRIs are a subsection of the larger class of antidepressants.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
This particular system addresses a more specific subsection of patients who have also lost their capacity to speak.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
This led to an intriguing conversation online, with a subsection of social media excited to highlight the irony between this SpaceX explosion, the company’s use of taxpayer money and Elon Musk’s work with DOGE.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
SSRIs are a subsection of the larger class of antidepressants.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
This particular system addresses a more specific subsection of patients who have also lost their capacity to speak.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
This led to an intriguing conversation online, with a subsection of social media excited to highlight the irony between this SpaceX explosion, the company’s use of taxpayer money and Elon Musk’s work with DOGE.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Subsection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsection. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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