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segregation

[seg-ri-gay-shuhn] / ˌsɛg rɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Gender segregation is standard practice for many Orthodox Jews but is forbidden in public places by the government of socially liberal Tel Aviv.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Derenoncourt has found that Black Americans who migrated north to growing cities in the 20th century achieved economic gains—but their descendants experienced increasing school segregation and incarceration rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Trump officials say any such favoritism violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law that forbids discrimination in education and was created to fight segregation and its impact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The UK did not have the same system of formal segregation as the US in the 20th Century.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

But at times somebody did come right up, especially in the South, where her mere presence created a challenge to the tradition of Jim Crow segregation.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

The social segregations of “District 9” become filters when we leave the theater that allow us to see our own world in sharper focus.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2016

The same diagram equally well represents the pairings and segregations of chromosomes.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer

Our quasi-reasoning upon this subject applies to all segregations so far considered.

From The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort

Tungsten is likewise found in original segregations in igneous rocks and in pegmatite dikes, but these deposits are of comparatively small commercial importance.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith

Magnetites containing titanium, which prevents their use at the present time, are known in many parts of the world as segregations in basic igneous rocks.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith




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