apart

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Once conditions improve, these structures break apart and normal cellular activity resumes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Thirteen years ago, as talks got under way, their statements spoke of the two sides being "far apart".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“Maybe after this weekend we get some clarity on whether or not Iran and U.S. are so far apart that they can’t come to an agreement.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He lives far apart from us, way off in nothingness.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell