subsection
noun
sub·sec·tion
ˈsəb-ˌsek-shən 
1
: a subdivision or a subordinate division of a section
2
: a subordinate part or branch
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The status is applied to a subsection of Americans jailed abroad and historically ensures the case is handled by the administration's special presidential envoy for hostage affairs -- the office that handles negotiations for a release.
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Eric Tucker and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
To put that another way, there’s a small subsection of people in the United States who are substantially wealthier than the majority of the population.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
In a subsection of the study, five healthy participants went without sleep for 24 hours and were monitored and tested throughout.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Mine-Cart Madness, in the Donkey Kong Country subsection of Super Nintendo World, already has a talking point: A moment where the car appears to leap over a gap in its broken rail.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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Eric Tucker and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025
To put that another way, there’s a small subsection of people in the United States who are substantially wealthier than the majority of the population.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
In a subsection of the study, five healthy participants went without sleep for 24 hours and were monitored and tested throughout.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Mine-Cart Madness, in the Donkey Kong Country subsection of Super Nintendo World, already has a talking point: A moment where the car appears to leap over a gap in its broken rail.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Subsection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsection. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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