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[seg-muhnt, seg-ment, seg-ment] / ˈsɛg mənt, ˈsɛg mɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt /


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The segment was funny, not to mention deservedly embarrassing.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

Noah Kahan then performed Bridge Over Troubled Water during the in memoriam segment, before Jamie Lee Curtis paid an emotional tribute to actor and director Rob Reiner.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

He also did the closing segment called “The Last Minute,” talking about the dangers of AI and the need for “journalism you can trust.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, its life sciences segment is stabilizing from a recent downturn and should turn into a growth avenue around 2027, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Each segment was bordered by a solid line.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Both segments felt more effortful than funny, but not unfunny.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

The other two segments on the “60 Minutes” premiere, — which could include a significant newsmaker interview, — will be announced sometime next week.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Microsoft is changing its reporting structure from three segments to two—Agents and Infra, and Devices and Consumer.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Microsoft will now report using two segments: One will be named Agents and Infra, and the other will be called Devices and Consumer.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

They were cut into long, thin segments by the dark hair that always sat like a shield in front of my right eye.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

It also had a segmented trunk and six walking legs, the basic body organization associated with insects.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

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

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

I nodded toward a dark sprawling building farther down the path, its walls glistening with arch after arch of segmented windows.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

Surveys indicate that people tend to prefer segmenting their professional and personal lives instead of integrating them.

From New York Times Aug. 24, 2022

Later that day in John’s class, students broke into small groups to practice writing and segmenting words into different sounds.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 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

The study of the cleavage pattern of the segmenting egg furnishes the most convincing evidence that a different explanation from the one stated in the biogenetic law is the more probable explanation.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Thomas Hunt Morgan




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