subsector
- a word derived from sector.
Example Sentences
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Trucking jobs constitute the largest subsector in the transportation industry in the United States and are disproportionately rural.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 4, 2026
Semiconductors, a tech subsector, do meet bubble criteria, with a five-year return of 470%, but this is half of the 900% level it reached in March 2000.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
There’s a bustling subsector of the movie industry servicing those boutique formats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
It was the best reading since October 2019, with respondents in the information and communications subsector among the most optimistic.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2022
The Berks, who first held the left subsector, had an uneventful tour.
From The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry by Rose, Geoffrey Keith