subgroup
noun
sub·group
ˈsəb-ˌgrüp 
1
: a subordinate group whose members usually share some common differential quality
2
: a subset of a mathematical group that is itself a group
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The largest subgroup of missing persons — 125,390 — includes those who may have left voluntarily, the center’s data shows.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Start Small And Scale Gradually Before deploying AI tools with your entire customer base, first focus on a specific subgroup that is representative of the broader audience.
—Froilan Mendoza, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Some who had scientific backgrounds created a research subgroup but quickly realized that there was almost no useful information available.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
Member states should consider establishing a subgroup within the Assembly of States Parties to monitor the court's operations, much like the Security Council oversaw the ad hoc tribunals.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Start Small And Scale Gradually Before deploying AI tools with your entire customer base, first focus on a specific subgroup that is representative of the broader audience.
—Froilan Mendoza, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Some who had scientific backgrounds created a research subgroup but quickly realized that there was almost no useful information available.
—Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
Member states should consider establishing a subgroup within the Assembly of States Parties to monitor the court's operations, much like the Security Council oversaw the ad hoc tribunals.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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subgroup
noun
sub·group
ˈsəb-ˌgrüp
: a group whose members usually share some common quality that makes them different from the other members of a larger group to which they belong
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