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[sek-shuhn] / ˈsɛk ʃən /


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Jagalchi, a Korean market in Daly City, opened last year with a 75,000-square-foot supermarket with fresh seafood, a bakery, a K-beauty section and sit-down dining.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

My brother and his wife live in a wooded section of town, where a dawn redwood is already flourishing on their property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

That moment, a brief section of a borrowed song from a washed-up and dying man, carries more weight than even the most faithful AI recreation or iteration.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Puente said he did not know how fast the Renfe train was travelling at the time of the collision, adding that speeds on that section of track could reach 200 kilometres per hour.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Lucy tears off a section of frybread with a strawberry slice on it, holds it out to you.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Adding to the dark mood are police helicopters hovering, with searchlights blazing, to enforce a late-night curfew in the Les Halles and République sections of Paris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

As C-130 transport planes continue to arrive, bulldozers are clearing new sections of land inside the Taura complex.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The war years also comprise the most heart-wrenching sections of Ms. Ostler’s book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Major sections fell into the sea during storms in late 2002, while two separate fires the following year destroyed most of what remained.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The important things to assess are: the song’s meter and then the phrases and sections of the song.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Calocane was in hospital when he was due to appear in court after being sectioned on another occasion.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

The house was purchased for $1 from the developer, sectioned and transported on flatbed trucks to Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

If you want frozen garlic — already sectioned and ready-to-use — Trader Joe’s carries the Dorot brand of frozen crushed garlic cubes.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

A small, makeshift rink sectioned off by barricades was stationed in the corner, and the glam bar was closed down by the second day of the event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Koffi grabbed one of the makeshift leaf-plates and sectioned off part of the fruit pile for herself.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Although better sectioning is possible by using a higher illumination numerical aperture, this creates a shorter depth of focus that reduces the system's usable field of view.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024

In March 2023, the force spent 10,000 hours working on sectioning patients and in 2021-22 received more than 78,000 mental health-related calls, and some 204,000 concern-for-welfare calls.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023

“It is also equipped with manipulating arms which could be used to extricate the sub, such as by sectioning cables or things that would be blocking it at the bottom.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Johnson began by teaching the kids some basic techniques, like parting and sectioning hair, and by introducing them to the tools of the trade.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023

Nicasia is there, sectioning an apple with a little knife.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black


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