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subgroups

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plural of subgroup

as in sections

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Some sections have been redacted to protect sources and the personal data of third parties, authorities said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
But large sections of seats remained empty across the venue's upper level.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of sections

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But the roadway is already the primary street for several subdivisions, including the Brookstone Apartments, which has over 220 units, and the Mallard Grove housing subdivision, which has 114 homes.

— DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of subdivisions

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However, some boxwood varieties naturally shift color throughout the year, so slight bronzing in fall and winter is nothing to worry about.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026
Here, your guide to the metaphorical — and literal — cream of the crop for fall, coming in ranging intensities and fruity and dessert-like varieties.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of varieties

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Human rights groups and advocates have denounced mass and arbitrary arrests, torture and disappearances in the Central American nation's prison system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The groups also argue such a lack of transparency could entrench the most powerful labs and models with open-source companies in the dark, and that Congress should be looped in as well.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of groups

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Sorry to sit on the fence but both of them… There was little to like about a stale, out-of-sorts Manchester United facing a side with not a single fearsome attacker.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The period included two incomplete passes to Thornton, who looked a little more out of sorts than usual throughout this particular day.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sorts

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Future generations benefit from law, state AG says Many wildlife advocates consider habitat loss the biggest cause of animal extinction.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Scientists have been studying it for generations, and many things about it are still not fully understood.

— Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of generations

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The tree still stood, waiting, but no one visited, no one entered the world under her strong branches, her rustling leaves.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Delays have occurred across all branches of the military, but the longest are at Air National Guard bases, which on average are set to hit cleanup milestones more than 30 years later than originally promised.

— Austin Fast, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

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