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subset

[suhb-set] / ˈsʌbˌsɛt /
NOUN
set that is part of a larger set
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Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Logan said a preliminary review of a subset of those voters found many were born in the U.S., weren’t registered and had never voted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

When scientists examined brain tissue collected after death from a subset of participants, they discovered a striking pattern.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The top of the “K” is looking a bit droopy these days with a subset of the middle class trading down or cutting back on goods and services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Last week, Greer had promised there would be “a small subset of goods that we can just keep aside from any trade disputes.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Perhaps I am a subset of robot, but I have not encountered enough robots to know for sure.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Economists also look at different subsets of the CPI for a more nuanced picture of inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

He recognizes that terms like cure and functional cure could be applied in a carefully defined way in certain subsets of patients and be beneficial, but he’s just not ready to declare victory.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

There are a few more hoops to jump through when using NordVPN because they have subsets of servers dedicated to P2P and obfuscation.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

So far in 2026, a number of index funds that follow alternative strategies to track subsets of the S&P 500 or change the index’s weighting have performed quite well.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026

Even though every cell contains the same set of genes—an identical genome—the selective activation or repression of particular subsets of genes allows an individual cell to respond to its environments.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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