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separate

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






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Lines says it wants to build a new vessel or convert an existing ship into a floating data center moored in a port, powered either from shore or by a separate power ship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Two of his former ministers, including Seszták, and the former central bank chief Gyorgy Matolcsy have been under arrest since September over accusations of graft in separate investigations.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The UN court case and ASEAN's diplomatic dilemma are separate issues on paper.

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

At that moment, John Masters and Tomás were trolling separate parts of Saint Petersburg.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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

The MDL is the border within the DMZ that separates the two countries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

To the east, the Adriatic Sea separates Italy from the partially visible Balkan Peninsula.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Surely I can understand this, and I hate it and I will fight against it to preserve the one thing that separates us from the uncreative beasts.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

SpaceX identified an issue after the booster separated from the spacecraft, and the booster was diverted to crash into the waters near the launchpad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 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

Tony told Carmen what happened after they were separated.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

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

In this case, however, the same phenomenon made the membrane highly effective at separating different molecules.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 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

Though a bit inconvenient, separating pedestrians from moving traffic is an effective measure to increase safety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Then the crack opened once more, separating the camp.

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


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