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segregate

[seg-ri-geyt, seg-ri-git, -geyt] / ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt, ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /


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The model was trained to segregate the “pure news” in each article from that which was old and stale and, therefore, predictable.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

His aim wasn’t to segregate black history from the national narrative but to force its inclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

You have to segregate a set of limbs, a section of the undulating trunk, or even a scarred piece of bark to describe who they are.

From Seattle Times May 24, 2024

Professors collaborated with the directors of the campus art museum and instructors in the social sciences and business departments, to demonstrate that knowledge is impossible to segregate or compartmentalize.

From Salon Mar. 16, 2024

“I guarantee, right now my dad would be asking how they’re going to gender segregate the dorms.”

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

The factory accepts waste material which it then sorts and segregates.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2023

Having third-party services segregates these specific issues from the employer-employee relationship.

From New York Times Jul. 21, 2021

The Douglas County Jail has three pods for men in custody, which segregates inmates by minimum, medium and maximum risk classifications.

From Washington Times Dec. 16, 2016

The visual pathway segregates information from the two eyes so that one half of the visual field projects to the other side of the brain.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Turning to go in again, the three were confronted with the Norman segregates.

From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Maurice Henry Hewlett

Michaela Rafferty, who works with the Anaka Women's Collective helping migrant women, said people arrive in Northern Ireland without an understanding of the complexity of division – or how housing is segregated along sectarian lines.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Decades later she contributed to “Whites Remember Jim Crow,” a collection of reminiscences that accompanied a 2001 American RadioWorks documentary about racism in the segregated South.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

For Morris, stepping into the shoes of a Black journalist working during the Great Depression and in a still segregated reality entailed meaningful research.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Refiners have to follow very precise sets of specifications for jet fuel, and also have to make sure the product is completely segregated from other derivatives and adequately stored.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

Four feet of the school yard faced on Francie’s yard and was segregated from it by an iron mesh fence.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

At this World Cup, authorities didn’t bother segregating them, including at the potentially fractious semifinal between ancient enemies England and Argentina.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Department of Justice sued Georgia for unnecessarily segregating people with developmental disabilities and mental illness.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2024

Stellema and other advocates are wary of segregating prisoners with disabilities, noting that the ADA is meant to ensure people can integrate with others, even in detention.

From Seattle Times Mar. 3, 2024

"There's no point segregating ourselves. On that date we will have an audience, so why not educate them?"

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

“People aren’t even forcing us to sit apart, and we’re still segregating ourselves.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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