separates
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After Orion separates from the upper stage, it will conduct what is called a translunar injection—the engine firing that commits Orion to soaring out to the moon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The last time Geumseong saw his mother was in June 2019, on the banks of the Yalu River which separates China from North Korea.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
To produce oil there, the industry separates heavy oil, or bitumen, from the sands through an underground process that uses steam.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
What age is the dividing line that separates whatever you are from a Petty or a Springsteen or a Dylan?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
He had gone to San Francisco for the books he needed and had written for a number of separates.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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