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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

The island had one hospital, and it was difficult to segregate us from the general prisoners while we were there.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

From BBC Aug. 9, 2023

Admiral Ring renewed that effort last June, telling reporters that the current top-secret prison where the military segregates high-value detainees, called Camp 7, would become inadequate as the prisoners aged.

From New York Times Apr. 28, 2019

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

By some sorting sense he segregates those few whom his judgment commends to more than casual notice.

From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Carson Jay Lee

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

Dementia has historically been a hidden disease in which affected individuals are sequestered at home or segregated in day programs or institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

But she refused to perform before segregated audiences in the United States and spent much of her life in France.

From Barron's May 12, 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

We were taking a stand against his insistence on a segregated Birmingham—and against the status quo.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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

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

Not only did Naidorf not lose his job, he says, but the company ceased segregating its locker rooms and drinking fountains after that.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2023

“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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