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as in segment
a part of a sphere of activity
The outlook for jobs in the health-care sector of the economy is excellent.
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Recent Examples of sector
The government is attempting to restructure the U.S auto sector on a basis driven more by ideology — its determination to force more car production to be located within U.S. borders — than economic efficiency.
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The Editors, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Industrial output growth in the equipment-making and high-tech manufacturing sector accelerated, the statement said, growing 10.6% and 9.1% on year, respectively.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the Ne Zha 2 phenomenon, much of China’s filmmaking community is now asking the same question: Can one monster hit reignite a country’s passion for moviegoing and restore animal spirits to the country’s once-booming film sector?
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
These actions include, but are not limited to multiple executive orders connected to the crypto sector – including the formation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve – as well as efforts to rollback Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and other punitive regulatory efforts.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Industrial output growth in the equipment-making and high-tech manufacturing sector accelerated, the statement said, growing 10.6% and 9.1% on year, respectively.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the Ne Zha 2 phenomenon, much of China’s filmmaking community is now asking the same question: Can one monster hit reignite a country’s passion for moviegoing and restore animal spirits to the country’s once-booming film sector?
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
These actions include, but are not limited to multiple executive orders connected to the crypto sector – including the formation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve – as well as efforts to rollback Operation Chokepoint 2.0 and other punitive regulatory efforts.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sector
Noun
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The researchers found that different neural patterns in this region correspond to different sounds—a process that mirrors how human brains encode speech.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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This park is best known for being in the center of Georgia’s leaf-peeping region, so fall is the prime time to visit.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Each segment showcases one of the crime scenes and explores horror subgenres along the way.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to this excellent execution, Dell has issued guidance for Fiscal 2026, expecting the ISG segment to grow in the high teens.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Many of Elliott’s former co-stars and colleagues showed their support in the comment section of his sad announcement.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Fans were quick to flock to the comment section, offering the pop star words of encouragement.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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At the same meeting on Monday, Robert Halverson was approved as the district’s new superintendent.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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The port has since moved forward with a plan for the bayfront property east of the police headquarters that features Topgolf International as the anchor tenant in a larger entertainment district with new park space and a realigned Liberator Way.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Heck, even our nearest neighbor star, Proxima Centauri, plays host to a small terrestrial world in its habitable zone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Mar. 2025
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This is likely to the primary the social hub on any superyacht charter, but it’s rivaled by a secondary chill-out zone up front.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sector. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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