segment
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It did see a big 17% operating-profit drop in its sports segment, due to early-round sweeps in the NBA playoffs and a network-carriage dispute.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Increased volumes were boosted by 6% growth in the group’s premium segment, including its namesake brand, as well as by 12% growth in the low-to-no-alcohol category, a key focus for the brewer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
After a roughly 15-minute drive through mild traffic, we made it to the venue just in time to see Epps tease a few audience members during his opening comedy segment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Infineon’s segment result margin is expected at about 23% compared with 18.2% the year-prior quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Each segment was supposed to be no longer than five minutes, and Dimple and Rishi didn’t come on till the middle, so they probably had close to two hours of waiting left.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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Kraft Heinz raised prices across its segments to offset higher input costs, primarily in coffee and ready-to-drink beverages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The industry remains focused on low-margin products such as T-shirts and jeans, while rivals have moved into higher-value segments made with synthetic fibre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Coca-Cola Co. bottler said revenue per case rose and that earnings were boosted by growth in both its sparkling and energy segments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Core inflation away from the fast-moving segments that are impacted by energy have been very quiescent, and I think we are going to continue to see that,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
It unfolds as a bunch of little segments that won't open beyond 180 degrees, so it remains flat.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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It is the latest example of Apple deploying a decades-old chip industry strategy to squeeze profits from lesser-performing processors by selling them like eggs, gas, diamonds or hotel rooms, segmented by good, better and best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Public transit there feels more segmented, so traveling to Oakland can take a long time, and getting to outdoor or hiking destinations isn’t really feasible without a car.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
The 2025 SDR recommended a new "segmented approach" to MoD defence procurement to deliver contracts within two years.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
"Instead, it was segmented into different pieces that could move with respect to each other."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
The birds themselves swooped and cried, weaving in and out of immense, curved ridges that could only be spines, segmented and spurred, and, unmistakably: giant hands, giant feet.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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The rise of Geese reflects Gen Z’s broad interest in music from decades-past, which they have unfettered access to thanks to streaming, and a distaste for segmenting sounds into genres, industry observers say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Donets recommends segmenting your customer base as granularly as possible so that you can precisely tailor your messaging and offerings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Once you get really good at segmenting people or giving them the right recommendations, you have to have a different way to follow up with every single person.
From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2022
It aims to preserve user privacy by segmenting its audience into larger groups.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
Blastoderm, blas′to-derm, n. an embryological term applied to the layer or layers of cells arising from the germinal disc, or the portion of a partially segmenting egg which undergoes division.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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