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Within the business-credit-intermediary subcategory, Wells Fargo WFC 3.66%increase; green up pointing triangle reported the largest amount of loans, at $71 billion.
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
The remainder of FTD patients fall into the subcategory of primary progressive aphasia, a broad term for language problems that get progressively worse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
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 Samuel Vaknin
This is where UPF subcategories and better nutrition education could be helpful.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
Moreover, “Casey’s has benefited from its highest-margin subcategories also being its fastest-growing.”
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
In the case of Seyfert galaxies, the predominant subcategories are Type-1 and Type-2.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023
Down the hall there are shelves, drawers, and boxes labeled with subcategories or one-of-a-kind names: “concert wines,” “rare 45s,” “funny girl pregnant doll.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
“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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