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To produce oil there, the industry separates heavy oil, or bitumen, from the sands through an underground process that uses steam.

From Barron's

How she contends with her fear—and how that fear actually drives her to surf the biggest waves in the world—separates director Minna Dufton’s documentary from other competition movies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The distinction that separates this crisis from every supply shock the food system has absorbed before is availability.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nuclear reactions in the core alter the star's internal composition, but a stable layer separates this region from the outer convective envelope.

From Science Daily

Sedlander said the agents backed Olivar up against the wood railing that separates the public area from where the parties sit.

From Los Angeles Times