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as in regions
a specific area or part of an area
They worked in the industrial sector of the city.
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as in segments
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 sectors
That means leaning into AI where risk is appropriately priced — while recognizing that many of tomorrow’s great public companies will emerge from sectors and business models that attract far less attention today.
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Matt Witheiler, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Cocoa beans have been the biggest driver for price increases, but rising costs in other sectors like packaging and energy have also played a role in chocolate’s heftier price tag.
—Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The market downturn put some stocks across the real estate, consumer staples, health care and technology sectors into oversold territory, positioning them for a potential rebound in the near term.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Some sectors that added or lost jobs Health care was once again the leader in job growth last month, adding 76,000 jobs.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Beyond the human loss and damage to its key energy, tourism and aviation industries, the region’s burgeoning sports and creative sectors have also come under pressure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Other prices set to rise The Iran war is also adversely affecting other key sectors of the economy.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
In San Antonio, insurance services ranked as the most concentrated, although that industry saw modest job losses while other sectors, like the large local real estate, construction and development sector, grew rapidly.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The companies said the initial focus will be on high-value industrial applications, particularly in sectors with strong demand for adaptable, reliable automation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Matt Witheiler, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Cocoa beans have been the biggest driver for price increases, but rising costs in other sectors like packaging and energy have also played a role in chocolate’s heftier price tag.
—Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The market downturn put some stocks across the real estate, consumer staples, health care and technology sectors into oversold territory, positioning them for a potential rebound in the near term.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Some sectors that added or lost jobs Health care was once again the leader in job growth last month, adding 76,000 jobs.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Beyond the human loss and damage to its key energy, tourism and aviation industries, the region’s burgeoning sports and creative sectors have also come under pressure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Other prices set to rise The Iran war is also adversely affecting other key sectors of the economy.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
In San Antonio, insurance services ranked as the most concentrated, although that industry saw modest job losses while other sectors, like the large local real estate, construction and development sector, grew rapidly.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The companies said the initial focus will be on high-value industrial applications, particularly in sectors with strong demand for adaptable, reliable automation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sectors
Noun
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Restaurants in many regions are dealing with hiring challenges.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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The company raised prices similarly for other regions, including the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan.—
Matt Ott,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nini makes an admirable attempt here, but again Ru’s character is playing against rather than with her to such a degree that, as in all these segments, things just devolve into screaming overtop each other.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2026
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The team led by Professor Daniela Kraft and researcher Mengshi Wei built the robots as flexible chains of connected segments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Two days earlier, while Texas was busy taking SEC colleague Kentucky apart in sections, basketball legend Rebecca Lobo — ESPN’s lead analyst — said what many in the women’s hoops world have been thinking for some time now.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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Any serious assault depends on a huge conveyor belt of civilian ferries, deck cargo vessels, pier sections, ports, marshaling yards, beaches, fuel points and unloading nodes.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Those brief ads are targeting about four dozen battleground districts that the group believes can be flipped.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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School budgets But what a cap on property tax increases could mean for area schools and other taxing districts that rely more heavily on property taxes is less clear.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Outside, there is a pool and spa, a 60-foot water slide, outdoor kitchen and bar, sport and play zones, a dog park-like turf area, and Crestron smart-home automation.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Even with the lack of things to do around Kauffman, the actual stadium makes up for it, especially with its standing zones for people to mingle and hang out.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Sectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectors. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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