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a part of a sphere of activity
The outlook for jobs in the health-care sector of the economy is excellent.
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Recent Examples of sector
Big Tech stocks have been underperforming for months due to concerns about ballooning spending on artificial intelligence and a rotation into sectors that tend to do well in an expanding economy.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The visit largely focused on the country's mining sector.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Private-sector payrolls fell 86,000.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Economists had predicted a strike by more than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente employees for most of the month would weigh on the sector’s payrolls.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The visit largely focused on the country's mining sector.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Private-sector payrolls fell 86,000.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Economists had predicted a strike by more than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente employees for most of the month would weigh on the sector’s payrolls.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sector
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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The minister has previously accused Ukraine of forcibly conscripting members of a roughly 75,000-strong community of ethnic Hungarians residing in the western Ukrainian region of Zakarpattia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bark Bay isn't road-accessible, so to hike from this point, book the shuttle boat (from Totaranui or Kaiteriteri) to take you to the dock at Medlands Beach, where the Bark Bay segment begins.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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While these young adults remain the largest group heading abroad, mid-lifers, like Ardern, are now the fastest-growing segment, with retirees increasingly joining them, according to government data.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Her time at The Post also includes five years in the Travel section.—
Becky Krystal,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Multiple media outlets have reported that investigators may be examining Carvalho’s involvement in the district’s past contract with AllHere, the now-defunct education technology startup behind LAUSD’s AI chatbot initiative.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump carried the district by a wide margin in the 2024 presidential election, making the GOP the heavy favorite to retain the seat.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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The best way to attain them during this conjunction of Venus and Saturn in your financial zone would be to set careful guardrails around your spending.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lawn and Plant Choices for Wet Areas Environmental and soil conditions vary throughout hardiness zones, and certain turfgrasses grow better in some locations than others.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sector. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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