separation
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Publisher Max Lederer, who announced his retirement earlier this week after more than three decades at the publication, also received a separation notice.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
The US government has been pouring money into the development of companies specializing in separation, refining and magnet production.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
I have to have some separation between the show and my normal life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Polarization refers to the separation of positive and negative electrical charges inside a material.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
At last it was the hour when their year-long separation would end.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo of their employment pending arbitration, and to prevent Meta from completing their separations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
And just a few weeks ago, civil rights lawyers joined with parents’ and children’s advocates to bring landmark class-action litigation to end illegal family separations.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The membranes could also benefit pharmaceutical production, where highly accurate separations are critical for product quality and manufacturing efficiency.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
“This is one of the more important industrial separations, not because it is dramatic, but because it makes sense,” says The Edge research founder Jim Osman.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The separations hadn’t been good for us, but they hadn’t hurt us that much either.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
Vocabulary lists containing separation
Blasted to Smithereens: Synonyms for "Break"
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