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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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These troubles come as India's wider aviation sector faces pressure from rising costs, disrupted international routes due to the Iran war, aircraft delivery delays and tighter regulatory scrutiny.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Chief Executive Mike Doustdar’s comments come amid sector focus on M&A and after Novo Nordisk made two disclosures in recent days on its future pipeline that disappointed investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Preliminary data from hedge-fund analytics group Pivotal Path suggest an “unprecedented” 10% loss in July for technology, media and telecommunications, or TMT, equity sector hedge funds, the JPMorgan strategists said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Figures on Wednesday showed hiring in the US private sector was significantly below expectations in July, with industries like leisure and hospitality shedding jobs.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 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

For instance, Rodriguez has actively cooperated with Washington to open up Venezuela's oil, electricity and mining sectors to private and foreign capital.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The CST also analyses the types of incidents which occur across different sectors.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

“Entertainment and sports are key areas of strategic focus for PIF, and are among the fastest growing and evolving sectors around the world,” Alnowaiser said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The strategists also pointed out that investor rotation into other sectors has lifted growth prospects and valuations of many “old economy” industries, long shoved aside by investors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

At that time I still knew nothing about the war, we had only been in quiet sectors.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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