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as in regions
a specific area or part of an area
They worked in the industrial sector of the city.
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as in segments
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 sectors
But that’s not good enough for Salter, whose goal is to reach $100 billion in sales within the next five years by purchasing brands that have sales of more than $1 billion with global expansion potential while also expanding his reach in the entertainment and hospitality sectors.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Old secure deletion utilities used to make a point of overwriting a file’s disk sectors multiple times.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Big deals emerged in a range of sectors during the third quarter.
—Pamela Barbaglia, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Employees who are classified as essential for critical operations in defense, energy, agriculture, and other sectors would continue to work, but without pay.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Institute for Supply Management's gauges of activity in the manufacturing and services sectors are due out on Wednesday and Friday, respectively.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Perhaps that’s why his administration keeps dangling — and then retracting — the prospect of special exceptions for undocumented immigrants who work in certain sectors.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Their process could potentially decarbonize the chemical industry, which is widely regarded as one of the most polluting sectors around the world.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Direct Travel, whose headquarters are in Centennial, said the companies together will drive over $6 billion in annual total travel volume across global corporate and leisure travel, events and specialized travel sectors.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Old secure deletion utilities used to make a point of overwriting a file’s disk sectors multiple times.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Big deals emerged in a range of sectors during the third quarter.
—Pamela Barbaglia, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Employees who are classified as essential for critical operations in defense, energy, agriculture, and other sectors would continue to work, but without pay.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Institute for Supply Management's gauges of activity in the manufacturing and services sectors are due out on Wednesday and Friday, respectively.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Perhaps that’s why his administration keeps dangling — and then retracting — the prospect of special exceptions for undocumented immigrants who work in certain sectors.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Their process could potentially decarbonize the chemical industry, which is widely regarded as one of the most polluting sectors around the world.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Direct Travel, whose headquarters are in Centennial, said the companies together will drive over $6 billion in annual total travel volume across global corporate and leisure travel, events and specialized travel sectors.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sectors
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What To Know The 13 million acres of federal land for potential coal mining leases could be made available in states such as Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Alabama and North Dakota—a number of existing and historically productive coal regions.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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At least five civilians were killed and 41 injured across six Ukrainian regions plus the capital Kyiv.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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When and how this messianic revolution would come about was up for debate and speculation, but large segments of the population, based on specific prophecies in the Hebrew Bible, believed that the time was at hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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With the subsidy gone, effective EV prices rise relative to ICE, especially in segments where battery costs still carry a premium of thousands of dollars; manufacturers may respond with selective rebates, but these will vary model by model and likely won’t offset the full credit loss.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The notes — about 30 rows of capital letters, numbers, dashes and parentheses broken into sections — baffled investigators.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The park encompasses 134 miles of that stretch and is divided into 13 distinct sections.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The rollback of inside millage won't cause a loss of revenue to local taxing districts.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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One provision of the program required districts to strategize to eliminate school lunch debt students had accumulated.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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There aren’t enough construction zones this summer.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Williams said that unhoused residents have become better at complying with the no-encampment zones, though there have been some hiccups in the initial stages.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Sectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectors. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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