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cross section

[kraws sek-shuhn, kros] / ˈkrɔs ˌsɛk ʃən, ˈkrɒs /
NOUN
representative sample
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A cross section of a T. rex leg bone typically preserves information from just the final 10 to 20 years of the animal's life.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026

However, the scenario has prompted a cross section of the typically fractious party to unite behind the belief the field must shrink, whether by candidates’ choice or through pressure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

A broader cross section of thousands of fund returns make up commonly used performance indexes published by Cambridge Associates and MSCI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

Louisiana that the Sixth Amendment demands a jury drawn from a representative cross section of the community.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2025

Most of Wylan’s plans showed the Ice Court from above, but the prison elevation was a side view, a cross section showing the building’s floors stacked on top of one another.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo


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