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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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Jackson said: "That trickles downstream to mean that comedy is not getting funded even though it generates billions in revenue, millions in tax, it's not being proportionately reinvested back into the sector."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Another issue is that investor worries about the sector have filtered into the bond market, where firms like Blackstone, Blue Owl and KKR do some of their financing for funds that own private-credit loans.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The sector was the largest source of job creation in the U.S. last year, Jeanne Whalen writes in her piece this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The tech sector is already slamming the brakes on some of its more lavish spending, and private consumer debts are piling up.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

He was on liaison duties in the French sector and initiated a last-minute evacuation of a small town west of Verdun before it was shelled.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan