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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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Many active managers are uncomfortable making bets that concentrated, especially since nearly all of the value is tied to the technology sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Shipping, both the inland sector, and by extension maritime transport, has been heavily affected.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Housing was not the only sector where Berkshire added to existing holdings.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

That measurement helped pave the way for future research into matter-antimatter asymmetries in the neutrino sector.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Just as the astrolabe embodies the medieval application of mathematics to the heavens, the sector embodies the new technical skills of the mathematician applying himself to the world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Manufacturing in support of the data-center business is helping to offset market conditions that are holding back other industrial sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The Bank of Japan is scheduled to make outright purchases in multiple sectors of the Japanese government bond market on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Among the most vulnerable sectors, she cited agriculture and heavy industry as they deal with water scarcity and higher input prices, as well as insurance if firms face higher claims.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The German government has temporarily lifted a ban on truck transports on Sundays and public holidays to help industries that rely on the Rhine for deliveries, which also include sectors such as chemicals and agriculture.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Someone living in Blueridge or Lake or Winter or Alta, sectors all recently affected by the plague.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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