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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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Uncertainty about the value of software companies drove depressed dealmaking in the sector, Bain says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Pioneers from across the aerospace sector gathered in Yeovil in Somerset on Monday to highlight the region's role in space exploration.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Sosnick sees the tech selling as directly related to “fractures” in the sector that Friday’s selloff exposed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Losses are par for the course in the quantum sector, but Quantinuum’s revenue actually declined in the latest quarter while its losses ballooned.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In the last one, she had seen Ojukwu personally leading the battle in the Ogoja sector, which meant that the enemy had been completely wiped out there.

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




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