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cross section

[kraws sek-shuhn, kros] / ˈkrɔs ˌsɛk ʃən, ˈkrɒs /
NOUN
representative sample
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“It was just extraordinary to get that cross section of people who care together,” says Earle, who applauded Eilish’s “passion for nature and the ocean.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The setting allows for a cross section of humanity, united in distress, and occasional passages of sociopolitical commentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

“These days we’ve got a truly diverse cross section of South Africa coming to the event, all ages, races, and genders,” says rAge project director, Michael James.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

"In this paper, we do more ruling out, saying that dark matter can't have those masses or cross section," said Chris Karwin, a former postdoc at Clemson and a co-author of the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024

Now a three-dimensional creature can exist, in Flatland, only partially; only a cross section can be seen, only the points of contact with the plane surface of Flatland.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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