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separate

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






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The records can include separate mailing addresses, including post office boxes, where they receive ballots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Dozens of separate grocery warehouses handle cold and frozen items.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

After the attack, Greene-Placentia said she withdrew from the public for two days, staying in an apartment separate from her husband and skipping a campaign event.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In a separate clip, Posobiec asked the Pentagon chief if Hasan had made any final request.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

It was only a matter of time before the two groups, bringing word of separate attacks, met in the streets.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Both Fida and Ismail lived close to the so-called Yellow Line that separates the areas occupied by the Israeli military in Gaza from areas controlled by Hamas in the west.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In June, business applications from Gen Z customers grew disproportionately from a year earlier, Bowley said, as did payments to open limited-liability companies, a business structure that separates personal and financial assets and liabilities.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The blood-brain barrier is a tightly controlled protective boundary that separates circulating blood from brain tissue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Gap that separates Europe from North America and is the principal Russian submarine route to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

As soon as he is out of sight, the nervous crowd separates to seek out shaded areas to rest.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

The obese mice were then separated into two groups.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

A baby separated from his mother during a critical window of his development.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Airlines that have separated families are putting profit ahead of passenger peace of mind," he was quoted as saying by the Press Association.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Education cannot be separated from the basic needs that allow students to participate in it,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Only now did I realize we were being separated.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Western banks often refuse to deal at all with sanctioned entities, because of the difficulty of separating their dollar trades from transactions in other major currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

It comes just weeks after the Chinese-developed, Singapore-based company said it had resumed independent operations after separating from the US tech giant.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star Angie Katsanevas and husband Shawn Trujillo are separating after nearly three decades of marriage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lord Archer often appeared incapable of separating autobiographical fact from fantasy in his continuing drive for public recognition.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Police officers stand in a line separating the protestors from the orange plastic barriers that sprang up outside overnight in front of the electrified fence.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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