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separate

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






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Lagos, for its part, still retains its own, separate fashion week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Last month, applications opened for a separate means-tested scheme to provide a £100 voucher to some heating oil users.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Roman doesn't have a separate guider instrument, like other space telescopes do," Vila said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

A number of Linton’s loved ones sat away from them in a separate row of benches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

It is protected by a flexible backbone of separate vertebrae.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

“One thing that separates him from a lot of other leaders ... he’s the same person, each and every day, consistently great at everything he does,” said reserve quarterback DJ Uiagalelei.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

There are many things that Manchester City and Manchester United have in common - but one thing decisively separates them this season.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

I can tell she’s getting older in the entries, her language becoming more refined as time separates her from the fringe where she once lived, her reactions becoming more moderate.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

"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

Corteva itself was a spinoff, having separated from DowDuPont in 2019.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

A police barricade separated him from Ms. Townsend and other spectators outside his house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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

Teresita and I hug each other as if we’ve been separated for years.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

In a Friday post on X, Pope Leo took a definitive stance separating human capabilities from those of AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

U.S. stocks rose after the U.S. bond market reversed course Thursday, as investors started separating perceived winners from losers among the debt of developed countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The results indicate that the process of separating and selecting planetary ingredients began almost as soon as solid bodies started forming.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Paul Turner of Birmingham is separating himself from all City Section receivers with his big-play catching ability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

To make matters worse, Ma seems incapable of separating home and school.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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