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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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Deal activity in Malaysia’s healthcare sector has been strong in recent quarters, fueled by rising patient volumes and healthcare spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The past few years of sticklike messaging have not resulted in a popular tech sector.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Here’s why one strategist just downgraded the sector.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Battery electric vehicles’ contribution to Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles’ India volumes is the highest in the sector at 22%, compared with 1%-12% for its listed peers, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

From the classroom, someone turned the radio on: gallant Biafran soldiers were completing a mopping-up operation in a sector Ugwu did not hear clearly.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Only five of the 11 sectors within the S&P index are expected to deliver at least 10% growth in Q3, compared with nine in the previous quarter,” Inui tells clients in a note published Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

"The foreign direct investment pool is actually widespread because there are other countries, other sectors which are also attracting investment," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Cautious messages from companies in the most economically-sensitive sectors such as trucking, housing, restaurants, and retail normally wouldn’t coincide with rising Treasury yields, which typically point to a strong economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In April 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14276, “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness,” which instructed government officials to reduce regulatory burdens and boost the commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

He has so many more sides to him that I wonder if he has always lived in these poor sectors.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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