How to Use subgroup in a Sentence
subgroup
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The third is when two subgroups in a team are at odds (20-25%).
— Randall S. Peterson, priti Pradhan Shah, amanda J. Ferguson, stephen L. Jones, Harvard Business Review, 7 May 2024 -
That edge flips to Lake among the subgroup of those certain to vote: 45% Hobbs vs. 46% Lake.
— Victoria Balara, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2022 -
Novichok and Sarin are among a subgroup known as nerve agents.
— Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020 -
So many doctors tried to join the new subgroup that Facebook’s click-to-join code broke.
— Michael Smith, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2020 -
Regulators cleared the use of the initial half-dose for the subgroup of the trial.
— Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020 -
Mouse lemurs are a subgroup of lemurs that boast the title of smallest primates on Earth.
— Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 5 Sep. 2017 -
All of them, though, are within the margins of error for those subgroups.
— Philip Bump, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 -
It’s not just one section or one subgroup of people for this cause.
— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2021 -
That's going to come at the expense of certain subgroups, sure.
— SI.com, 6 Feb. 2018 -
The task force will continue meeting over the next year as a whole and in smaller subgroups.
— Dana Ferguson, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2019 -
Certain subgroups, certain ages, certain screens—there was connection some of the time, but not all the time, and not across the board.
— Matt Villano, CNN, 19 June 2024 -
Mansourasaurus was a Titanosaur, a subgroup of the long-necked plant-eating sauropods that roamed the Cretaceous.
— Mika McKinnon, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018 -
In China, the Hmong people are classified as a subgroup of the Miao people.
— Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2023 -
Suoga, home to a subgroup of Miao who make elaborate wigs from the hair of their ancestors, is a two-hour drive south of the city.
— Zandie Brockett, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2018 -
But the poll also shows that the numbers are different among subgroups.
— Michelle Hackman, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018 -
But among the many New Yorkers who know Mr. Deshmukh only a bit, there is a subgroup of people who know him a bit more.
— Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 -
In any case, De Leon did not surpass the 30 percent threshold in any of those voter subgroups.
— Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 June 2018 -
But those two subgroups of the rich, powerful and famous Astros fans won't be the only famous names and faces in the park.
— Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2019 -
The gender subgroup is composed of Males and Females, each with their own column.
— oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022 -
By age and gender, Trump falls into the subgroup of people whose immune system may not be able to fend off the virus.
— Gina Kolata and Apoorva Mandavilli, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020 -
Neosauropods are a subgroup of sauropods—all members of these groups had traits like thick, column-like legs, lengthy necks, small heads, and grew to massive sizes.
— David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2018 -
The sanctions targeted what is known as the Lazarus Group and two subgroups dubbed Bluenoroff and Andariel.
— Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019 -
There are subgroups involved in how to move in (to the hall), in the selection of furniture and fixtures, in fundraising.
— Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2017 -
Prosecutors say the men are members of a group called the Boogaloo Bois, a faction of a subgroup known as the Boojahideen.
— Vandana Rambaran, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2020 -
By age and gender, Mr. Trump falls into the subgroup of people whose immune system may not be able to fend off the virus on its own.
— Gina Kolata, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2020 -
Despite the disparity in views among the subgroups, there was at least some room for agreement.
— Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024 -
The error for subgroups may be higher and is available by request.
— CBS News, 29 Sep. 2017 -
To qualify, the schoolwide performance scored in the top 15% in the state and in the top 40% for each subgroup of students in all three testing areas.
— Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022 -
The Vietnamese are the largest subgroup, at almost two hundred thousand, the largest population of Vietnamese people outside Vietnam.
— Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 -
However, in a close Presidential election, every vote counts, and any subgroup of voters could have a significant impact on the outcome.
— Earl Carr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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