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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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The sector tumbled sharply earlier this year amid concerns around artificial intelligence and the quality of private credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Water Minister Emma Hardy is now considering only allowing vets and other medically-trained professionals to prescribe parasiticides, launching an eight-week consultation with the sector.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

New model releases or AI capabilities could further rattle the sector.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Barron’s recently spoke with Ghei and Zaitzeff about the opportunities in activist investing in the banking sector and their latest activist campaigns, which they discussed in detail for the first time.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

From the classroom, someone turned the radio on: gallant Biafran soldiers were completing a mopping-up operation in a sector Ugwu did not hear clearly.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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