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When scientists examined brain tissue collected after death from a subset of participants, they discovered a striking pattern.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
These wealthier borrowers may also be better able to absorb those shocks, the company noted, “though a smaller subset may need extra support as their rates and payments adjust upward.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
"We want to have some subset of goods that we can trade with the Chinese on a more preferential basis," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“We now have working procedures set up, we have terms of reference, we’re actually going through and we’re picking a relatively small subset of goods where America and China agree we should be trading,” U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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
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Economists also look at different subsets of the CPI for a more nuanced picture of inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That freedom has allowed me to kind of come in and out of different subsets within architecture, and really handle my curiosity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 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
We decided to focus on two subsets of kids to help the Court grant relief if it wasn't ready to ban all life sentences without parole for juveniles.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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