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subgroup

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as in section

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Recent Examples of subgroup 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 Nagatitan belonged to a subgroup of sauropods that possessed bones with lots of internal air sacs and thin walls, traits that lightened their skeletons. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for subgroup

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Noun

The frack happening beneath us was about half as deep as Mount Everest is high, in a section of oil-rich rock that used to be considered out of reach; other innovations allow for simultaneous fracks, minimizing downtime.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Muchnick said his seats, in section 144, jumped from $3430 this season to $3795 next season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of section

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The roughly 800-foot metal pipe was installed in 1988 as part of the Pine View subdivision.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The investigation Blake and Chynna suffered multiple stab wounds inside the family's home on Aberdeen Drive in the otherwise peaceful Branigin Woods subdivision.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of subdivision

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Based in El Paso, Texas, Mid-West Textile collects, sorts and grades used clothing and textiles for resale and other uses.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
The details play like a movie, the tender indie sort, a period piece, a portrait of the nation before the 1960s truly kicked in.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of sort

Noun

In an exclusive Vogue Business survey published in 2025, our data revealed that 67% of consumers are more likely to buy from fashion brands that show a variety of body sizes in their marketing.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Disney offered creators a wide variety of future opportunities, including set visits, press junkets and red carpet interviews with talent.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of variety

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The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The money will go to conservation groups and local partners working on species the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies as endangered, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of group

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That’s because new data says boomers are splashing their cash on vacations instead of setting it aside for future generations.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The members of this new generation are more likely to have grown up outside a city like Columbus, Ohio, and to have gone to state school or Christian college.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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