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segment

[seg-muhnt, seg-ment, seg-ment] / ˈsɛg mənt, ˈsɛg mɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt /


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That latter segment encompasses the median household, with income of about $84,000 in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Revenue from GE Aerospace’s commercial engines and services segment jumped 21%, while the defense and propulsion technologies business had a 6.7% increase in sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The growth at SpaceX, the world’s largest rocket company and satellite-internet provider, was supercharged by its AI segment, though it also saw growth in space and connectivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Intel’s data-center and AI server segment has become the company’s largest source of profit as manufacturing and chip design have improved, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

One line segment contains 11 of those pieces; the other contains 13.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

She had to swim segments of the route in the reverse direction, going from south to north, to avoid trying to fight the ocean currents, Breed said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The company is experiencing strong and profitable growth in its soccer, running and training segments, while demand for apparel collections remains high, Chief Executive Officer Bjorn Gulden said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Goldman Sachs discovered a U-shaped phenomenon among segments of household income.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Everyone in the auto industry already knew this and wondered why Tesla was killing off lucrative luxury models and not moving into potentially more profitable segments, such as larger SUVs and normal-looking pickups.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

On the “happy” segments inserted for comparison purposes, he scored 14.13, which was substantially lower than both Rather and Brokaw.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Software that can’t operate in a segmented network will soon be unfit for federal use, and agencies are writing this requirement into future contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

It had large eyes extending from stalks at the front of its body, along with a segmented skeleton and jointed limbs attached beneath its narrow frame.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

The 2025 SDR, external recommended a new "segmented approach" to MoD defence procurement to deliver contracts within two years.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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

I nodded toward a dark sprawling building farther down the path, its walls glistening with arch after arch of segmented windows.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

Surveys indicate that people tend to prefer segmenting their professional and personal lives instead of integrating them.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

Later that day in John’s class, students broke into small groups to practice writing and segmenting words into different sounds.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2022

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

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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