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segregate

[seg-ri-gayt, seg-ri-git, -gayt] / 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

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

While rich nations segregate a sizable share of their waste, developing countries normally do not.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

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

Frustrating others, sadly, does little to instill joy and only further segregates Americans.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

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 conventional narrative of U.S. history routinely segregates the  “Indian wars” as a subspecialization within the dubious category  “the West.”

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2014

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

Like Owens, Davis endured humiliations off the field: threats, insults, segregated hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Saar grew up in a partially segregated city and came of age in a society where Black women were expected to find practical work, not become artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

"It brought a lot of people together in a very kind of segregated world that we're living in," said Zeileen Reardon, who spoke while watching the team play Morocco in a bar in Calgary.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

Florida was still pretty segregated, so the cultural mix was unique and mostly peaceful—blacks, whites, Hispanics, and some Seminoles.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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

It was launched in the 1970s by the federal government as an alternative to public housing projects, which were criticized for segregating poor families in neighborhoods with low-quality schools and other substandard services.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025

She feels mixed-gender cards rather than segregating the two codes will attract more interest.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025

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

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 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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