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separation

[sep-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /


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“With this potential separation of the Knicks and Rangers and the tax treatment issues, you can finally see everything aligning to get some sort of transaction.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"Divorce and separation often add to the housing shortage, because the separated couple need two homes," it said.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

It may also be linked to the later separation of Antarctica and Australia and could even have played a role in that continental breakup.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

She met him during her visit, and discovered that the real circumstances about her separation from her biological family were very different from what her adoption papers said.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

None of the four options for uranium enrichment—electromagnetic or thermal separation, gaseous diffusion, or the centrifuge—had clearly outdistanced the others, so none could be ruled out.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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