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subsection

[suhb-sek-shuhn, suhb-sek-] / sʌbˈsɛk ʃən, ˈsʌbˌsɛk- /


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"I'm not campaigning for death. I'm campaigning to be seen as not a subsection of human," she said.

From BBC May 15, 2026

In a 2019 corporate sustainability report from Carlyle, Rana was featured as a mentee of a senior Black executive under a subsection called “Leading By Example in ESG Practices.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

I’m sure if I looked hard enough, I could find some subsection of the dinosaur community where people are spatting over science or fighting about feathers and scales.

From Salon Apr. 12, 2026

There’s a subsection of A-Listers in L.A. — true film nerds — who attend AMC showings frequently but also patronize local independent theaters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2025

The first subsection introduces the concept of “metadiscourse,” followed by one of its principal manifestations, the use of signposting.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Once relegated to small subsections of U.S. book and video rental stores, manga tales and anime are becoming key to retaining and attracting customers on streaming services.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2024

In individual chapters, subsections explain the many ways to approach an introductory topic such as multiplication.

From Scientific American Jun. 20, 2023

“I personally have had to rewrite subsections of code to avoid using a serial comma,” Auzins said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 31, 2023

Schwartz herself accomplishes something similar across the short subsections of each chapter, slowly and elegantly assembling a sprawling boardinghouse out of the twigs and branches of sometimes little-studied lives.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2023

I might equally well have made sections of what are now subsections, e.g.

From The Foundations of the Origin of Species Two Essays written in 1842 and 1844 by Sir Francis Darwin




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