sector

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Whenever you see insiders move en masse in a sector, it's a good signal the sector is about to turn around.

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  1. noun Mathematics The portion of a circle bounded by two radii and the included arc.
  2. noun Mathematics A measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged together at one end.
  3. noun A division of a defensive position for which one military unit is responsible.
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  • Whenever you see insiders move en masse in a sector, it's a good signal the sector is about to turn around. —  Bullish Blog
  • Arguably, the sector is the quickest of all transportation segments to react to changing market needs.
  • This underlying lack of understanding of bilingual outcomes that permeate the sector is the —  Slugger O'Toole
  • He said: "From my humble position, I dare say the neglect of this sector is a very big national disaster in the making as our ground water supplies are at the mercy of laechates of toxic chemicals from these unregulated dump sites." —  AllAfrica News: Latest
  • The New Zealand Institute's director of research, Benedikte Jensen, says the sector will be the key to companies coming out of the recession intact. —  Radio New Zealand News Headlines
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  1. Late Latin, from Latin, cutter, from sectus, past participle of secāre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French secteur = Spanish Portuguese sector = Italian settore = D. G. Danish Swedish sektor, from Latin sector, a cutter, Late Latin a sector of a circle (transitive Greek τομεύς), from secare, past participle sectus, cut: see secant, section.
 

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