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sector

[sek-ter] / ˈsɛk tər /


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While the IT sector as a whole has held up this year, there are plenty of stocks within it that have fallen hard.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Many in the defence sector believe the increased spending is coming too late.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Any move for a PC-and-server company would raise substantial antitrust issues as well as putting in doubt Nvidia’s position as a neutral vendor across the sector.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“The shape and global standing of Europe’s steel sector are fundamental to our strategic autonomy and industrial strength,” Maros Sefcovic, the EU’s top trade negotiator, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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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