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subset

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


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The number of funds raising capital has fallen, as fundraising becomes more concentrated among a small subset of large, established managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

That means the pool of patients who could qualify for Bridge is only a subset of Medicare beneficiaries with obesity.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Within this was an intensive-management program for a subset of high-risk patients, including those with Type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes or hemoglobin A1C levels — an indicator of blood sugar — at 9.0% or more.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

I have been unable to find any objectively defined subset of years since the late 1800s in which the stock market’s second-half probability was significantly higher or lower than this all-year average.

From MarketWatch Jun. 12, 2026

“I am. Hazmat is specific. It is a subset of humans that are scientists that wear hazmat suits. I have sorted and defined it.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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

There are at least 14 known subsets, or “cliques,” with names such as Ballista Street, Blackwood Street, Northam Street and Dial Avenue, taken from areas where leaders live.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

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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