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segregated

[seg-ri-gey-tid] / ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
divided into racial or ethnic groups
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Since the 2023 violence, the communities have been largely segregated, confined to separate regions, with thousands displaced from their homes.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Fairbanks, who was Black and Seminole, was born in the Deep South at a time when ice rinks were segregated.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

From the presence of the Indigenous Choctaw people to the segregated sides of the same street, Coogler paints a picture of 1930s America with a documentarian’s brush.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

"Sinners," a blues-inflected period horror film about the segregated US South, comes from "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

I read about Dr. King going to Chicago to protest segregated neighborhoods and being attacked by a mob of angry white people who threw rocks at him.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar




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