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segments

  • plural
    of segment.
    segment
    noun
    one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section.
  • present tense form
    of segment (3rd person singular).
    segment
    noun
    one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section.

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HDB plans to pass on the RBI’s 25-basis-point October repo hike to floating-rate loan-against-property customers, with rate revisions in other segments to be calibrated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Most of the exposure for the broadcast networks on the Emmys in recent years has come through tributes to classic shows and the “In Memoriam” segments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The resulting structure is known as boudinage, a geological process in which a relatively strong layer or body of rock is pulled into separate segments as the surrounding material deforms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The page also posted a grid of Sun's "splits" - which are the times taken to complete different 5km segments of the race.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

What happens when we try really small segments, measuring in bits a millionth of an inch each?

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife