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Recent Examples of subfield
The drillers pulled up hundreds of cylinders of ice, which turned out to contain a wealth of information about the climate and helped make ice drilling a scientific subfield.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Today quantum information science is among the most vibrant subfields in all of physics.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022
There’s a whole subfield of mathematics dedicated to this practice.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Their background was in learning theory, a subfield of computer science that focuses on algorithms for statistical analysis.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Today quantum information science is among the most vibrant subfields in all of physics.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022
There’s a whole subfield of mathematics dedicated to this practice.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Their background was in learning theory, a subfield of computer science that focuses on algorithms for statistical analysis.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
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Child abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2024
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Child-abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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The potential societal downsides of this could be considerable, and those implications extend far beyond the scope of this article.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Just compensate for my skill set within the scope of the business, understanding all the young guys have got to get paid.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Here, the diversity comes from the mountains, allowing for exploring different altitudes, where soils and thermal amplitudes provide unique and distinctive characteristics.John Mariani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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During a run, the Watch 2R tracks several advanced metrics including average power (in watts), ground contact time, stride length, and vertical amplitude along with your average and max heart rate, cadence, calories, distance, duration, maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 Max), pace, and steps.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
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Particles from wildfire smoke can be much smaller than the width of a human hair.George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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In some areas, no more than the width of a suburban lawn separates the project from the retreat.Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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While established players often tout the breadth of their offerings, nimble and focused cybersecurity solutions are more likely to win the trust of forward-thinking CISOs and enterprises.James Winebrenner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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And though Chen maneuvers every temporal and geographical shift, efforts to convey the political context of each new era can outweigh character development, undercutting the emotional breadth this story carries.Kayla Maiuri, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Many theories persist as to what happened, whether Tony was killed or whether the cliffhanger insinuates that the mob boss would always live with the possibility of being murdered because of his dangerous profession.Skyler Trepel, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Bob is the founder and CEO of Digital Directors Network the leader in developing the practice and profession of digital and cybersecurity governance.Bob Zukis, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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And of course, the extent to which various aspects of the Christian nationalist agenda align with Trump’s own priorities and with those of members of his inner circle, like Elon Musk.John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement But the facts are the facts — the Palisades, and to a lesser extent Altadena and the other areas experiencing fire, are all in high-risk fire zones.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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