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Recent Examples of subfield
The move appears to drop nearly 400 of the library’s roughly 2000 journals, including several prominent titles in various agricultural subfields.
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Byscience News Staff, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
In a paper describing her team’s analysis of 511 other papers, Ghassemi’s team reported that machine learning papers in healthcare were reproducible far less often than in other machine learning subfields.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2021
The researchers who invoke oracles work in a subfield of computer science called computational complexity theory.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
Students should begin by researching subfields that combine humanities with scientific disciplines, and find areas of overlap between their own various interests.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Byscience News Staff, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
In a paper describing her team’s analysis of 511 other papers, Ghassemi’s team reported that machine learning papers in healthcare were reproducible far less often than in other machine learning subfields.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2021
The researchers who invoke oracles work in a subfield of computer science called computational complexity theory.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
Students should begin by researching subfields that combine humanities with scientific disciplines, and find areas of overlap between their own various interests.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
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Sharon also learned that the subspecialty of child abuse pediatrics itself has also been under increasing scrutiny.—
Jessica Lussenhop,
ProPublica,
30 June 2025
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Low-income individuals that received regular monthly cash stipends visited the emergency department less, had fewer hospital admissions and participated in more outpatient subspecialty care according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Senate leaders have yet to publicly post three sets of community project reports, so the full scope of potential funding for Wisconsin remains unclear.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Metro and his co-producers nailed the full scope of the futuristic era, from the earworm melodies of neon synths and spooky keys with reverb to the subtleties of the pitter-pattering drum programming.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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In turn, the August 2 event created seismic waves with about three times the amplitude of a 2.5 magnitude event that represents the high end of typical activity in the region.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Aug. 2025
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These disturbances in the water develop at depth and typically have a vertical amplitude on the order of feet—but are normally barely visible on the lake's surface.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Our test car was fitted with the gigantic (420 mm front, 410 mm rear) carbon ceramic brakes, and at the rear, the center lock wheels are 11.5 inches in width.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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The contemporary jewelry brand delivers a range of band widths, textures, and styles that are perfect for layering up.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Weinbach’s not going for breadth; this is an exercise in getting away with as much as possible while explaining absolutely nothing.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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The measure combines six metrics like market breadth, volatility and leverage to deliver a reading on investor sentiment.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Master’s degrees in computer, information sciences and support services; health professions; and public administration and social services climbed the most between 2011 and 2022, growing 145%, 75% and 20%, respectively.—
Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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An arrest warrant was issued for the suspect on the following charges: seven counts of practicing a health care profession without a license and seven counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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To the extent that a reader has any questions regarding the applicability of any specific issue discussed above to his/her individual situation, he/she is encouraged to consult with the professional advisor of his/her choosing, including a tax advisor and/or attorney.—
Steve Hruby,
The Enquirer,
5 Aug. 2025
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To some extent, leagues with less total revenue have to spend a lesser share on athletic talent because their other costs are more fixed.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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