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Discover LudwigThe phrase "make up a segment of" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you want to describe a portion or element of something that is part of a larger whole. For example, "Social media platforms make up a segment of the communications industry."
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At the earlier globalization protests, participants who formally profess to be anarchists made up a large segment of those arrested on charges of vandalism or in violent confrontations with police.
Capital gains taxes were lower than income taxes but because investment partnerships made up a small segment of the economy, the distinction seemed inconsequential from a public policy standpoint.
Their descendants make up a large segment of the state's present population, and many of them speak an indigenous language.
With the birthrate plummeting, immigrants are bound to make up a growing segment of the population.
Huckabee, however, has strong support among social conservatives who make up a large segment of the Republican electorate in Iowa.
Science books now make up a significant segment of the 5,000 children's books issued each year, although specific figures are not available, according to a trade group.
In Lower Manhattan, for example, Buddhists make up a large segment of the students in two schools, Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral School and Transfiguration School.
Former Gov. Jim Florio and Jon S. Corzine both tried to appeal to the elderly, who are expected to make up a large segment of the Democrats who vote in the June 6 primary.
New imports will continue to make up a large segment of the market, but will be concentrated at the top end and in niche markets.
And he acknowledged that the trip might afford some political benefit to a candidate running for office in New York, where Jewish voters make up a large segment of Democratic primary voters.
The bad news for many workers is that fewer companies are sharing the wealth with their salaried "non-exempt" employees--people in clerical and technical jobs such as administrative assistants, machine operators or electricians who are eligible for overtime and make up a huge segment of many companies' workforces.
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