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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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This follows a record-setting 2025, when $310 billion in loans came due, the highest the sector had seen in a single year since the Mortgage Bankers Association started tracking.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme, Corrigan said sustained warnings from the health sector "have not been listened to".

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

One way to emulate highly successful people is to start in a tactile sector, like construction or auto repair, that gives you hands-on experience.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

Under the U.S. proposal, the fund would be managed by the Development Finance Corporation, a federal agency that works with the private sector to support U.S. national-security policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

They used a doubled segment of rope and the grappling hook to cross to the roof of the drüskelle sector.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy welcomed the development, calling it "a huge vote of confidence in the UK as a global creative powerhouse" and "a signal of just how strong our creative sectors really are".

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Multifamily became a refuge for real-estate investors amid the doom spiral in other sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

It also aims to help build a broader bioengineered, silicon-based materials ecosystem by connecting researchers, industry partners, policymakers, educators, and future innovators across multiple disciplines and sectors.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

The artificial-intelligence spending cycle is still early, according to UBS analysts — and that affords investors a number of compelling opportunities across the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 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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