subsection
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In a 2019 corporate sustainability report from Carlyle, Rana was featured as a mentee of a senior Black executive under a subsection called “Leading By Example in ESG Practices.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
I’m sure if I looked hard enough, I could find some subsection of the dinosaur community where people are spatting over science or fighting about feathers and scales.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
It's a dedicated subsection of the company's website that aims to demonstrate authority on the topic.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
There’s a subsection of A-Listers in L.A. — true film nerds — who attend AMC showings frequently but also patronize local independent theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
The second subsection reviews three issues: the problem of focusing on a description of professional activity rather than an exposition of subject matter, the overuse of apologetic language, and the disadvantages of excessive hedging.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Once relegated to small subsections of U.S. book and video rental stores, manga tales and anime are becoming key to retaining and attracting customers on streaming services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
In individual chapters, subsections explain the many ways to approach an introductory topic such as multiplication.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2023
Bailey’s order was a dense, 11-page document with a dozen subsections and nearly 40 footnotes.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
“I personally have had to rewrite subsections of code to avoid using a serial comma,” Auzins said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
The subsections may act as outposts or simply as specialist parties, which are only called out for particular work.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
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