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separation

[sep-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /


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That route, called the Traffic Separation Scheme, established one 2-mile-wide lane for entering and one 2-mile-wide lane for leaving the Persian Gulf, plus a 2-mile-wide buffer zone.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Mr. Beck is author of “Constitutional Separation of Powers: Cases & Commentary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In the most recent episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick unpacks how Christian nationalism made its way into the U.S. government with Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Americans United for Separation of Church and State, for example, typically supports those wishing to keep religion out of public life.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

Or that he once found an index card in Byrd’s potting shed that said Terms of Separation, like it was some kind of legal document George or Emmett once worked on when they were lawyers.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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