segment
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Banks don’t report their segment results in a uniform manner, so here is a look at consensus estimates for third-quarter noninterest income among analysts polled by FactSet, with expected sequential and year-over-year changes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Chipotle shares, meanwhile, have fallen 11.7% over that period, amid a bigger fast-casual slump and malaise over pricier “slop bowls” that have become a staple in that segment of the restaurant industry.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Wilkinson noted that the program — which was given the exemption in 2002 — has avoided using clips of politicians during its popular “Hot Topics” segment at the top of the program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
MediaTek faces several competitors in the premium smartphone chip segment, including Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics and Huawei’s HiSilicon, she adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
About ten hours after fertilization of the egg, the embryo divides into three broad segments, head, thorax, and abdomen, and each segment divides into further subcompartments.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The resulting structure is known as boudinage, a geological process in which a relatively strong layer or body of rock is pulled into separate segments as the surrounding material deforms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
WSJ: Are there any segments of consumers where you are seeing any resistance to higher fares?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The page also posted a grid of Sun's "splits" - which are the times taken to complete different 5km segments of the race.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Vysotsky said Ukrainians "understand the sensitivity of certain segments for European farmers" and were open to "substantive discussions about adaptation periods, the scale of market access and safeguard mechanisms".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
About ten hours after fertilization of the egg, the embryo divides into three broad segments, head, thorax, and abdomen, and each segment divides into further subcompartments.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Professional investors have long segmented the market by how large and how fast-growing stocks are, although the definitions of “large,” “small,” “growth” and “value” are all over the map.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It had large eyes extending from stalks at the front of its body, along with a segmented skeleton and jointed limbs attached beneath its narrow frame.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Public transit there feels more segmented, so traveling to Oakland can take a long time, and getting to outdoor or hiking destinations isn’t really feasible without a car.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
The 2025 SDR recommended a new "segmented approach" to MoD defence procurement to deliver contracts within two years.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The birds themselves swooped and cried, weaving in and out of immense, curved ridges that could only be spines, segmented and spurred, and, unmistakably: giant hands, giant feet.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
The rise of Geese reflects Gen Z’s broad interest in music from decades-past, which they have unfettered access to thanks to streaming, and a distaste for segmenting sounds into genres, industry observers say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Donets recommends segmenting your customer base as granularly as possible so that you can precisely tailor your messaging and offerings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
The researchers investigated the drug’s effect on numerous subgroups within their sample population, segmenting it by age, heart or lung condition, gender, smoking status or time since symptom onset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2022
Once you get really good at segmenting people or giving them the right recommendations, you have to have a different way to follow up with every single person.
From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2022
Blastoderm, blas′to-derm, n. an embryological term applied to the layer or layers of cells arising from the germinal disc, or the portion of a partially segmenting egg which undergoes division.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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