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[sek-shuhn] / ˈsɛk ʃən /


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H&M has worked with a small secondhand store, Awoke Vintage, for its preloved section in SoHo, but some big retailers are sourcing the preloved pieces themselves or have customers hand them in—sometimes for store credit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

A section of Sunset Boulevard remained closed Sunday because of last week’s destructive water main break.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Isa's comments section filled with people bonding over similar experiences of living alone or having no friends, and finding comfort in "feeling seen".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

It was the last chance to pack supplies before the route’s most arduous section, and the first oasis one saw on the way back.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

All four of them landed with a thud in Row K of the orchestra section, which was, of course, occupied.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

H&M has set up about a dozen secondhand pop-ups in the past few years, adding preloved sections in Stockholm and Vienna in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, was charged last month after surveillance footage showed him stopping at the Reflecting Pool and touching sections of the blue liner that had begun peeling away.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

However, the US could target tunnel entrances, communications systems, access roads, and other supporting infrastructure, Mahmoudian adds, which "could paralyse the facility's operations even if some of its deepest underground sections survived".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

They could instead have formed when sections of the ice shell melted locally.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Whether the music is classical, modern, jazz, or pop, listen for repeated sections of music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Valdo was sectioned four times between May 2020 and January 2022.

From BBC May 14, 2026

The house was purchased for $1 from the developer, sectioned and transported on flatbed trucks to Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

If you want frozen garlic — already sectioned and ready-to-use — Trader Joe’s carries the Dorot brand of frozen crushed garlic cubes.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2026

A small, makeshift rink sectioned off by barricades was stationed in the corner, and the glam bar was closed down by the second day of the event.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

He sectioned the orange and divided the plugs between them.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

The speech is expected to include a draft law which will reportedly aim to improve care for people with learning difficulties, and change rules on sectioning people.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2024

Compared to their previous microscope design with a fixed light sheet, the new system quadrupled the field of view and doubled the optical sectioning ability without compromising volumetric imaging speed.

From Science Daily Mar. 20, 2024

“It is also equipped with manipulating arms which could be used to extricate the sub, such as by sectioning cables or things that would be blocking it at the bottom.”

From Washington Times Jun. 22, 2023

Johnson began by teaching the kids some basic techniques, like parting and sectioning hair, and by introducing them to the tools of the trade.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2023

Nicasia is there, sectioning an apple with a little knife.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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