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subgroup

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Recent Examples of subgroup The board must demand relentless examination of data to understand how each subgroup of students in the district is performing. — Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026 Students in the special education subgroup also show steep differences from the state average. — Beth Wallis, StateImpact, 15 July 2026 Eli was born in 1979 and raised in rural Ohio as part of Andy Weaver Amish, a conservative subgroup of Old Order Amish. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 The first subgroup that got the lowest dose was followed for 18 months, while the subgroup that got the highest dose was followed for just three months so far. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for subgroup

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Noun

The backstory The resort sits on a section of land that was once part of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole’s estate, known in Hawaiian as Pua Leilani.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
Sixty-plus acres were sold to the home builder Pulte, and that section was annexed by Fort Worth last year, leaving a remaining 36 acres under the sole jurisdiction of the county for now.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of section

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Many of his neighbors parked on high ground just outside their subdivision.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
With an adjacent property planned for a 1,000-unit residential subdivision on the Locust land that the family has leased for several years, a path to land ownership is critical to surviving development pressure.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of subdivision

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The measurements helped set in motion action of a sort that Tangier arguably has not seen since.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
Since then, Amazon's warehouse automation efforts have ballooned to over one million robots across its facilities that can pick, sort and ferry items to workers.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of sort

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People heading into the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period with plans to sign up for insurance should expect a variety of changes in 2027, including higher premiums and fewer coverage options.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Arugula is a leafy green that can be incorporated into a variety of dishes from breakfast and lunch to dinner.

— Molly Allen, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of variety

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Supporters had hoped the freezing of the conflict since 2022 had allowed anti-Houthi forces to regroup, rearm, and emerge as a different fighting force than that which struggled to combat the group during the civil war from 2014-22.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
His family said a group of men grabbed his sister near Elm Street, prompting a verbal altercation involving Boling.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of group

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Colom's narrow victory is a seismic shift in Mississippi, which has been controlled mostly by white conservatives for generations.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Stacy Keach, the legendary actor whose unmistakable voice and powerful performances captivated generations of Americans, is being remembered by his beloved wife as a devoted husband, loving father and courageous fighter after his death at 85.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

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