subcategory
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This is the first book out of the trilogy poetry collection that made her a No. 3 bestseller in Amazon’s Hispanic American subcategory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Now, investors can look up which banks are the largest lenders to so-called “business credit intermediaries”—a subcategory that includes lending to business-development companies, or BDCs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Every major subcategory, from such emerging market and high-yield bonds to Treasuries and bank loans, has generated positive returns.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
"It obviously depends on the subcategory you're looking at, but French cheese and wine producers will benefit," he says.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
Middlemen are a different story because most of them belong to the active subcategory.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel
The worst performance for the economic populist messaging came on the topic of crime, in which most of the target voter subcategories preferred the conventional centrist messaging.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
His novels can be slotted into some mystery/thriller subcategories — “Blacktop Wasteland” is a heist novel, “Razorblade Tears” a revenge thriller, “All the Sinners Bleed” a police procedural.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
This is where UPF subcategories and better nutrition education could be helpful.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
SharkNinja, which brags it has offerings in 38 consumer product subcategories, also said it enjoyed a strong response to the third-quarter launch of its Ninja Fireside 360, an outdoor heater/fire pit combo.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Uncle Woody also checked out every single book from the five hundreds room about squirrels—all three subcategories under 599.36 for Sciuridae.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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