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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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If Harris wins and Democrats control Congress, progressive policymaking could transform every sector.
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Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Activity in China’s services sector also accelerated in October, according to an independent index published Tuesday.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris has largely portrayed the relationship with Beijing as a competition, vowing to ensure that the U.S. would come out on top as the global leader of this century at a time when China was charging ahead in key sectors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Her team is applying more metrics, going beyond traditional evaluations of consumer price impact to look broadly at how jobs and the overall sector would be affected.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sector
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The whole region is crisscrossed by hiking and biking trails, including a section of the nearly 400-mile-long Kettle Valley Rail Trail.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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That assessment by intelligence officials, cited by The New York Times, follows Russian advances in the Donetsk region and concern about what the outcome of the U.S. election on Tuesday will mean for U.S. support for Kyiv.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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In the next couple of years, the Big Three automakers (then Chrysler, GM and Ford) jumped into that segment and took over with the Plymouth Valiant, Chevrolet Corvair and Ford Falcon.David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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For any that haven’t reached green, clicking the segment reveals exactly why and, in most cases, explains how to get a better score.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Dishwasher racks are designed so specific sections securely hold different kitchen items.Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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Whenever factional rivalries, regional tensions between Eastern and Western Republicans, or conflict between industrial and agrarian sections, threatened party unity, the tariff cemented them together.Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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My suggestion is the California Democratic leaders hold town halls in each voting district and really listen to what the voters want before assuming blanket Trump opposition.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Voters were tasked with selecting four sanitary district directors from five candidates.Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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All four states are in the Eastern time zone so will report votes before the central time WI or AZ and NV in Mountain time.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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While most of Indiana is in the Eastern time zone, parts of the state are in Central time.Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sector. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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