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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 new moon in Sagittarius on December 1 will light up your communication sector and invite in new goals around learning and connection.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Today, the family is spread across the globe and maintains interests in financial services, energy, real estate and other sectors, while several of its prominent members have become high society and philanthropic fixtures in London, Paris and beyond.
—Daniel Miller Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
During the hearing, Rep. Gina Hinojosa voiced a concern shared by many of us in the education sector.
—Quintin Shepherd, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Health Care sector including CVS, UNH, and PFE, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Today, the family is spread across the globe and maintains interests in financial services, energy, real estate and other sectors, while several of its prominent members have become high society and philanthropic fixtures in London, Paris and beyond.
—Daniel Miller Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
During the hearing, Rep. Gina Hinojosa voiced a concern shared by many of us in the education sector.
—Quintin Shepherd, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 — in good times and bad — has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Health Care sector including CVS, UNH, and PFE, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sector
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With a serious labor shortage and the growing IT skills gap impacting industries and regions across the globe, companies must get creative about finding new talent.Allie Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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California’s three largest utility companies are all considering shutting off power in regions where dangerously strong winds are expected to heighten wildfire risk this week.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The technology is particularly disruptive in areas like homework help, language learning, and personalized tutoring – traditionally profitable segments for ed-tech companies.Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kicking off the in-studio discussion with the contestants’ favorite moments, Yoshi Vintage admitted that a pivotal point for her during the show was stepping into uncharted territory during the battle rap segment.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Our astute campaign team tells you who’s up and who’s down and our business and lobbying section is unmatched.Bob Cusack, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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The 10 films in this section are all world premieres.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Within days, the alliance settled on a single candidate for almost all of the country’s nearly six hundred legislative districts and hammered out a common platform, calling for a minimum-wage hike, a price freeze on energy bills, and the reinstatement of wealth taxes that Macron had cancelled.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Republican Party also picked up three seats in the state Legislature, flipping seats in Orange County, Riverside and the Inland Empire, suggesting Democrats in once-safe districts could see bigger fights in the future.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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New Jersey mayors pen letter demanding action on mysterious drone sightings The agency issued a temporary no-drone zone during Saturday afternoon's Army-Navy Game taking place at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The bank also lowered its forecast for euro zone economic growth in 2024 to 0.7% from a prior forecast of 0.8%, and growth in 2025 to 1.1% from 1.3%.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sector. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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