subsection
noun
sub·sec·tion
ˈsəb-ˌsek-shən 
1
: a subdivision or a subordinate division of a section
2
: a subordinate part or branch
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One laundry list of Interior Department tweaks had six subsections numbered as Part One.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
One of them is the same subsection of code precisely that Fisher is challenging.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Initially working with only two assistants who knew nothing about cryptology, Yardley soon expanded the organization into five distinct subsections, employing more than 150 people.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
The second amendment would delete a subsection of the charter allowing the city staff to have the ability to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove a plat, aligning with the Texas Local Government Code.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Apr. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
One of them is the same subsection of code precisely that Fisher is challenging.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Initially working with only two assistants who knew nothing about cryptology, Yardley soon expanded the organization into five distinct subsections, employing more than 150 people.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
The second amendment would delete a subsection of the charter allowing the city staff to have the ability to approve, conditionally approve or disapprove a plat, aligning with the Texas Local Government Code.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Subsection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsection. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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