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[sek-shuhn] / ˈsɛk ʃən /


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Tracy has the advantages that Susanville does not: It’s next to Interstate 5 along a busy commercial corridor in a populated and growing section of the state.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Plus, there’s a fresh new section of quick hits at the end.

From Slate Sep. 12, 2026

Another soldier stands behind him, his back to the camera, his rifle slanting across the upper lefthand section of the picture.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Farther south in San Clemente, high tides also overran a section of the long-vulnerable coastal railway, once again shuttering the route after considerable slope damage and erosion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Because they were going into the Research and Development section, security was intense and included photographs, retinal imaging, and a full-body scanner.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Several kinds of brain cells also showed fewer interactions between nearby sections of the genome and more contacts between regions located farther apart.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

As of Saturday, it had burned 29,942 acres, closing sections of Highway 1.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Social media platforms are littered with cheering sections gleefully anticipating mass unemployment in creative industries.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

But now some may have to do without as supermarket chilled sections are nearly empty.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Vertical bar lines divide the staff into short sections called measures or bars.

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

Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia before he fatally attacked Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in June 2023, was previously sectioned by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

From BBC Jul. 22, 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

I stare out the window of the airplane and see miles and miles of greenery sectioned into perfect squares.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Skelton said the decision to release Calocane to the crisis team and return him to his accommodation was not a "gamble" or influenced by Calocane trying to "dissuade" him from sectioning him.

From BBC May 7, 2026

Researchers have incorporated a swept illumination source into an open-top light-sheet microscope to enable improved optical sectioning over a larger area of view.

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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