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Recent Examples of subcomponent
The funding goes to 10 subcomponents in the agency, but the vast majority of it goes to just one: the Office of Federal Student Aid, which received $179.65 billion in FY 2024.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
The report shall discuss whether the agency or any of its subcomponents should be eliminated or consolidated.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Currently testing reactor subcomponents; successful prototype in 2015 could lead to commercial reactor in 2020.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2014
To reach the overall fitness standard, students must reach the fitness standard for all four subcomponents.
—Evan Gorelick, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
Students taking the fitness assessment are evaluated across four subcomponents: upper body strength and endurance, abdominal muscle strength and endurance, aerobic endurance and flexibility.
—Evan Gorelick, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
The Export-Import Bank of the United States was at the bottom of the small agencies category while the Federal Bureau of Prisons, with a score of 38.1 out 100, was at the bottom of the subcomponents list.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 20 May 2024
There was, however, a year-over-year decrease in all of the subcomponents of job satisfaction compared for both men and women.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 6 May 2024
None of the nine subcomponents of Valley National Bank’s $28.2 billion commercial real estate portfolio account for more than 25% of it.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
The report shall discuss whether the agency or any of its subcomponents should be eliminated or consolidated.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Currently testing reactor subcomponents; successful prototype in 2015 could lead to commercial reactor in 2020.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2014
To reach the overall fitness standard, students must reach the fitness standard for all four subcomponents.
—Evan Gorelick, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
Students taking the fitness assessment are evaluated across four subcomponents: upper body strength and endurance, abdominal muscle strength and endurance, aerobic endurance and flexibility.
—Evan Gorelick, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
The Export-Import Bank of the United States was at the bottom of the small agencies category while the Federal Bureau of Prisons, with a score of 38.1 out 100, was at the bottom of the subcomponents list.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 20 May 2024
There was, however, a year-over-year decrease in all of the subcomponents of job satisfaction compared for both men and women.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 6 May 2024
None of the nine subcomponents of Valley National Bank’s $28.2 billion commercial real estate portfolio account for more than 25% of it.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcomponent
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Tesla’s sold in the U.S. are assembled at its factories in Fremont, California, and Austin, Texas, but various components are sourced from China, Canada and Mexico, the latter providing 15% of parts in the Model Y.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The largest components in the sector index are GE Aerospace (GE), RTX Corp. (RTX) and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT).—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Included in the Wednesday announcement was the news that David Shipley, the Opinion section editor, had resigned from his role.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Adding products in the Advanced Info section is easy and starts with clicking the Inventory tab.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
27 Feb. 2025
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Architectural Digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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Though the spinoff does not seem poised to match that level of popularity, it can be assumed that a significant portion of its audience will come from streaming viewers in the days after its NBC premiere.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Shelley Duvall, Donald Sutherland, Maggie Smith, David Lynch, Gena Rowlands, Jeff Baena and Bob Newhart were also among those honored during the emotional segment at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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This has served as a catalyst for shakeups happening in all segments of the networking market—enterprise campus, datacenter, hyperscaler, and telecom—and sets the stage for competitive fireworks for many years to come.—
R. Scott Raynovich,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Brookings Institution found that between 2005 and 2017, 90 percent of growth from the country’s innovation sector came from just five coastal metros.—
Nicholas Lalla,
WIRED,
4 Mar. 2025
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The textile industry is one of the most vital sectors in our country, providing extensive employment opportunities.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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But in space, especially beyond Earth’s orbit, astronauts are more exposed to these particles, which can damage DNA, increase cancer risk, and accelerate cellular aging.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
1 Mar. 2025
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The radar also measured the size of the particles, which matched that of sand grains.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Once landed, the lander will operate for roughly two weeks, collecting data about the lunar subsurface, which is made up of dust, loose rocks, and mineral fragments.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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For instance, archaeological digs have turned up Roman artifacts like coins, jewelry, and pottery fragments.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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And after last year enjoying his second-most productive RBI season (104) and matching the second-most home runs of his career (27) while helping spark the Royals at last back to the postseason, it’s all made for another element in the formula of how to manage him.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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The element of luck in the draft selection process often provides a conundrum to NBA executives, who are terrified of taking a major swing only to have their future determined by an unlucky bounce of a ping-pong ball.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Subcomponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcomponent. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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