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separate

[sep-uh-rayt, sep-er-it] / ˈsɛp əˌreɪt, ˈsɛp ər ɪt /






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In a separate statement, Manila said it expected the trade pact to be completed in the coming year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

By "carving out" this tiny atomic cluster and treating it like a separate molecule, Martirez can use powerful computational methods that chemists have spent decades refining.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

While some elements of the security services use Microsoft tools, they have a separate system for secret operations.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Each cruise line has its own casino loyalty program—generally separate from the line’s regular loyalty program—that tracks your activity at table games and slot machines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

A separate area for the chickens had a little pond.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene

Two college students in June were reportedly also trapped in the keyhole at Panther State Beach, an opening in the rock that separates it from Yellow Bank Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

It also separates institutions that can afford to verify their degrees from those that can’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It's peaceful now," the retired agent says as he stands in front of the enormous wall that separates the United States from Mexico, near the town of San Luis, Arizona.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Astronomers identify these substances through spectroscopy, a method that separates light into different wavelengths to reveal the chemicals present.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

She peels an orange, separates it in perfect halves, and gives one of them to me.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

Electrons can move between energy states with very high probability even when those states are separated by a substantial energy gap.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Their dad and I separated when the boys were 2.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

In 2015 a girlfriend and I spent a few months separated by an ocean, during a period when my depression was consuming me.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

Ivybridge Community College uses a system of what it described as "reset" and "reflection" - by which pupils are separated from their classmates for part or the whole of the school day.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Would the boats be separated when they took to the ocean?

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

One astronomical unit represents the average distance separating Earth and the Sun.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Nevertheless, Hyde-Smith’s team insisted that separating affidavit ballots is required by Mississippi law and federal law, so that each one “can be verified.”

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Additional research will be necessary to determine whether the same cellular mechanisms operate in humans and whether separating brain rewiring from psychedelic effects can produce effective treatments for depression, PTSD, or other psychiatric disorders.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Vance's statement seemed like "a way of separating himself from Trump," said Daniel Byman, a foreign policy expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Discovering that Bert had valuable experience as a metalworker, he pulled Bert from the line, separating him from his parents.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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