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Very active traders, mostly young people who get cues from social media, make up a subset of the millions of Americans who hold about $12 trillion in retail brokerage accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It also means there’s a likely a subset of names that are too cheap—and ready to rally.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

There’s even a subset of manosphere influencers who are doing this tap dance with Islam.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

The trial could offer new insights into their ambition and intent for the development of a technology now used by a growing subset of the global population.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Unless you get the complete list of predictions or a randomly selected subset, the correct predictions mean nothing.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos