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secondary group

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noun

Sociology.
  1. a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.


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Motivated by Mack’s example, Still is poised for a breakout season as he competes for a larger role in a stacked secondary group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

While several position groups were slowed by injuries at different times this offseason, the core secondary group of cornerbacks Malcolm Butler and Logan Ryan, and safeties Devin McCourty and Patrick Chung, has remained healthy.

From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2016

The secondary group includes a number of birds and mammals.

From Time Magazine Archive

To "read" the fountain in proper sequence, one must start with the west face of the secondary group.

From An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition by Cheney, Sheldon

Infirmary or abbot's house. south-east angle of the main group of buildings are the walls and foundations of a secondary group of considerable extent.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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