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[seg-muhnt, seg-ment, seg-ment] / ˈsɛg mənt, ˈsɛg mɛnt, sɛgˈmɛnt /


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Revenue from the mobility and international retail banking operations segment dropped 4%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Between a paved path and the floor-to-ceiling windows at the museum’s southern end sits a small, warped segment of grass that is already struggling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The cuts to Disney’s experiences segment stem from a regular evaluation of the division’s priorities, investments and project timelines, the person said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Now the company expects $5.15 billion to $5.17 billion in revenue for this segment, whereas its prior outlook called for $5.18 billion to $5.22 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Each time they completed one leg of their journey, the next unexpected segment commenced.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

"The board of directors commended the very good operational performance of all business segments which enabled the company to capture higher market prices," the company said in its earnings statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

New research published in Science Advances suggests that their extraordinary evolutionary success was partly driven by mobile segments of DNA known as transposable elements, or "jumping genes."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

It also cemented its dominance in other segments, capturing 50% of the wireless broadband market and more than 40% of fixed broadband.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Now, not only the ultrahigh net worth, but also more and more the lower wealth segments all the way down to the affluent—and even retail—starts to explore that product.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Consider the following two Sesame Street segments, both of which are called visual-blending exercises — segments that teach children that reading consists of blending together distinct sounds.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Segments 1 through 9 carried segmented appendages, and the rear abdominal limbs had been modified into paddle-like structures.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Professional investors have long segmented the market by how large and how fast-growing stocks are, although the definitions of “large,” “small,” “growth” and “value” are all over the map.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“By spinning off the associations, the banks segmented that risk and protected themselves from it,” McPherson said.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

The 2025 SDR recommended a new "segmented approach" to MoD defence procurement to deliver contracts within two years.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

The birds themselves swooped and cried, weaving in and out of immense, curved ridges that could only be spines, segmented and spurred, and, unmistakably: giant hands, giant feet.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The rise of Geese reflects Gen Z’s broad interest in music from decades-past, which they have unfettered access to thanks to streaming, and a distaste for segmenting sounds into genres, industry observers say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Donets recommends segmenting your customer base as granularly as possible so that you can precisely tailor your messaging and offerings.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

Once you get really good at segmenting people or giving them the right recommendations, you have to have a different way to follow up with every single person.

From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2022

It aims to preserve user privacy by segmenting its audience into larger groups.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

Blastoderm, blas′to-derm, n. an embryological term applied to the layer or layers of cells arising from the germinal disc, or the portion of a partially segmenting egg which undergoes division.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various


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