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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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In 2024, for example, the sector repurchased $105 billion of its own shares.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Flash PMI data showed that business activity is diverging across different markets as geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions affect the private sector and inflation to various extents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Taiwanese immigrant Roger Chen founded 99 Ranch Market in 1984 after noticing a gap in the American supermarket sector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Low said that while the sell-off reflected company-specific stories, the market was reading them as signs that the entire sector would slow.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

An identical copy of the planet, Ludus II, was created in the same sector, a short distance away from the original.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Indeed, the tech and communications sectors are the only two in the red this month, while every other corner of the market has advanced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

But he said the earnings had exposed uncertainty over which companies and sectors would be disrupted by AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sales increased in all of Colgate-Palmolive’s geographical sectors, except North America, where net sales fell 1.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A foreign ministry spokesperson said: "Words and actions that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will naturally be met with joint opposition from all sectors of Chinese society."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

I’m too ashamed to say it straight to the face of two people living in the poor sectors.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu


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