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subsets

  • plural
    of subset.
    subset
    noun
    a set that is a part of a larger set.

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Bhasin says certain at-risk subsets of the population should be screened, such as people with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, men who have been treated with chemotherapy, or have chronic liver disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

That freedom has allowed me to kind of come in and out of different subsets within architecture, and really handle my curiosity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

He recognizes that terms like cure and functional cure could be applied in a carefully defined way in certain subsets of patients and be beneficial, but he’s just not ready to declare victory.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

There are a few more hoops to jump through when using NordVPN because they have subsets of servers dedicated to P2P and obfuscation.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

This insight has since been applied upward to the stars, and sideways to many subsets of the human family, with great success and invariable opposition.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan