as in sampling
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
a television ratings service that monitors the viewing of a representative cross section of the general population
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This cross section of modern France encompasses the issues expected in social-justice films, but Herry isn’t an SJW advocate.
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Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
The bergs, shaped like the long, narrow geometric blocks that descend in the game Tetris, rolled off the edge of the ice shelf and into the ocean to reveal their cross sections of blue glacial ice.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
To travel from the center of Paris to Asnières-sur-Seine, about six miles northwest, is to witness a cross section of the city's evolution: Neoclassical monuments give way to the industrial suburb of Clichy, where corporate giants are headquartered and sustainable urbanism is taking hold.
—Alice Cavanagh, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
This cross section of the Russian elite is not full of brave liberals willing to risk their neck for their country.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
The bergs, shaped like the long, narrow geometric blocks that descend in the game Tetris, rolled off the edge of the ice shelf and into the ocean to reveal their cross sections of blue glacial ice.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
To travel from the center of Paris to Asnières-sur-Seine, about six miles northwest, is to witness a cross section of the city's evolution: Neoclassical monuments give way to the industrial suburb of Clichy, where corporate giants are headquartered and sustainable urbanism is taking hold.
—Alice Cavanagh, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
This cross section of the Russian elite is not full of brave liberals willing to risk their neck for their country.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2023
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“Cross section.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20section. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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