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as in segment
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
The executive order faced criticism from environmental groups, international leaders and even some U.S. business sectors.
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Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Most of the stocks in the index lost ground, but solid gains for several heavyweight technology companies such as Nvidia helped counter a decline in healthcare and other sectors.
—Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
With an attractive valuation, strong profitability, and a recent breakout signaling optimal timing for adding bullish exposure in a recovering sector.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 14 May 2025
In April 2023, smugglers allegedly fled the Burke Border Patrol Station’s sector at a high speed after setting off a border sensor.
—Alexandra Koch , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Most of the stocks in the index lost ground, but solid gains for several heavyweight technology companies such as Nvidia helped counter a decline in healthcare and other sectors.
—Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
With an attractive valuation, strong profitability, and a recent breakout signaling optimal timing for adding bullish exposure in a recovering sector.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 14 May 2025
In April 2023, smugglers allegedly fled the Burke Border Patrol Station’s sector at a high speed after setting off a border sensor.
—Alexandra Koch , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sector
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The coastal region continues to attract out-of-state movers thanks to its affordability and access to nature.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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Moreover, although this plan could indeed have a very minimal effect on the sun’s fusion process, the risks of creating a concentrated debris field in certain regions of space or inadvertently triggering an unwanted chain reaction would remain.—
Aaron Shattuck,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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The fact that the team had only participated in 12 races prior to 2010 highlights how, in this F1 era and within a relatively compressed segment of the world championship’s 75-year history, only Mercedes and Red Bull have attained true superteam status.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Ultimately, at some point, seven segments from an avian H7N1 virus combined with an H1 hemagglutinin gene that was already adapted to humans, producing the 1918 pandemic virus.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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For the fourth main section of practice, the Chargers also installed plays and schemes.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Fans gushed over the sweet image and clip in the comment section of the Instagram post.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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These jobs are spread across manufacturing, maintenance, logistics and supporting services — creating opportunities not just in major metros, but in small towns and conservative districts as well.—
Zach Colletti,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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The common element is that a single federal judge in one of 94 regional districts paused a policy for the entire country while the case is being litigated.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Around that time, Carolina snapped into form, preventing clears and forcing Washington’s skaters — particularly center Lars Eller, who unnecessarily played a Carolina high stick to keep the puck in the zone — into poor decisions.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Japan has expelled a Chinese oceanographic survey vessel found to be operating within its maritime zone, the U.S. ally's coast guard said Sunday.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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“Sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sector. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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