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separate

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






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But some critics say it boxes Asian artists into a separate category instead of recognising them alongside global peers.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

In a separate statement, Adidas said that Birgit Kretschmer will succeed Harm Ohlmeyer as chief financial officer at the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

"Many deaths feared after strong earthquake wreaks havoc in southern Japan" says the paper in a separate headline, next to a birds-eye shot of a partially fallen bridge.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Demand for mortgages to finance purchases of vacation homes has picked up considerably over the last year, according to a separate analysis of federal data by real-estate brokerage Redfin.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

We’ve reached the football fields where we go our separate ways, and we’re in the middle of saying goodbye when it happens.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

MarketWatch: What separates a bold investment from a reckless one?

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

A spectrum separates light into its component wavelengths, allowing astronomers to investigate the chemistry and motion of distant objects.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

What separates Dean from the U.K. pop-soul tradition she emerged from, though, is the simple fact that she has hits.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Separately on Tuesday, China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait, its second voyage since December through the 100-mile-wide waterway that separates Taiwan’s main island from the Asian mainland.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 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

I’d planned to attend the gathering as an observer, a journalist who covers careers and management, comfortable that my notebook and pen separated me from the others.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

He became involved in an argument with them and they were separated by security staff.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

"There is also concern about families being separated."

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

There are lots of parallels between these two stories: family members getting separated from loved ones, then turning to the courts, specifically to habeas corpus petitions, to claim that the separation is unlawful.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

In an instant, the barriers separated people from their schools and jobs, their friends and families.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Roberts, who has also talked about separating the visit from politics, kept his review brief.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has also floated separating the three-nation agreement into two separate pacts—one with Mexico and one with Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

They showed fewer signs of separating or becoming unusually thick.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

“The goal of separating the publication of the report from our earnings results is to keep the focus on our primary financial metrics — revenue and operating profit,” Netflix said in its letter to shareholders.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

I took out a few sheets and began separating them.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon




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