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Recent Examples of subfield
Some fields are worse than others: biology and medicine are closer to 3%, and some subfields, such as cancer, may be much larger, Day said.
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Cyril Labbé, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Humanoids Take The Spotlight In 2024, humanoids went from a subfield historically seen as a source of military contracts and marketing videos to a dominant area of focus.
—Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Swarm intelligence is a subfield of AI that draws inspiration from the collective behavior of social insects, such as ants, bees and termites.
—Thomas Caldwell, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The feature uses on-device machine learning, a subfield of AI, to detect scam texts including fraudulent package delivery texts and job scam texts.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
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Cyril Labbé, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
Humanoids Take The Spotlight In 2024, humanoids went from a subfield historically seen as a source of military contracts and marketing videos to a dominant area of focus.
—Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Swarm intelligence is a subfield of AI that draws inspiration from the collective behavior of social insects, such as ants, bees and termites.
—Thomas Caldwell, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The feature uses on-device machine learning, a subfield of AI, to detect scam texts including fraudulent package delivery texts and job scam texts.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
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Child abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
29 Dec. 2024
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Child-abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Do Iranian artists find there is more scope for becoming a professional artist in the diaspora?—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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With shed space fitted out to complete two yachts ranging from 98-feet to 229-feet and surface area of around 60,000 square feet, the yard has huge scope for future superyacht construction.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The algorithms in Google’s Pixel Watch look for changes in pulse amplitude that might be a sign of cardiac arrest.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Mar. 2025
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The study revealed significant changes in the biomechanical properties of the astronauts' eyes, including a 33% drop in ocular rigidity, an 11% decrease in intraocular pressure, and a 25% reduction in ocular pulse amplitude.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Maps published by Israeli media showed the corridor running the width of the narrow coastal strip from east to west.—
Natalie Melzer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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The largest one closest to the rover measured 210 feet in width.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The big picture: The sheer breadth of the cuts and reshuffling may not be apparent for weeks.—
Alison Snyder,
Axios,
6 Apr. 2025
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Whereas male social hierarchy has traditionally adhered to physical attributes like sporting prowess, girls find value in the breadth and depth of relationships.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Here are some professions that will likely feel less impact.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
3 Apr. 2025
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Although her sister chose to follow their parents’ path and is now pursuing a law degree, Myers never felt drawn to that profession.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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In all, Wall Street created and vaporized nearly $6 trillion in market capitalization in the span of 30 minutes, highlighting the extent of the jitters that are materializing across various sectors of the economy over the tariff policy and its rollout.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, the market had likely already factored in the potential positive outcome of the SEC case to some extent during the earlier sharp rally in XRP.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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