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"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
Unilever struck a deal to separate its foods business in March, and Nestle recently outlined ice-cream and waters business joint ventures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Four startups, including one from a separate DOE program, say they have achieved criticality, or self-sustaining nuclear reactions, with their reactor designs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Tomás’s living quarters were in the front part of the trailer, with a separate entrance.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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The Tour has fixed something in Paris: taking what used to be a mostly-dull pedal around the cobbles of the Champs-Élysées and adding a riotous, repeat ascent which separates the best riders from the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
That distinction is what separates these trips from ordinary vacations.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Because that mound separates the road from the Oise River, don’t it?
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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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
Austria and Algeria are separated by language, religion, history and the Mediterranean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She crossed the bridge over the Sogozha River, which separated the Kozlov property from the village of Zmeyreka.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Anger over soaring electricity bills is separating winning utility stocks from the losers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Roberts, who has also talked about separating the visit from politics, kept his review brief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Child psychologists had previously told the BBC that separating young children from their caregivers could have a lifelong impact on their mental health.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Hype and quality are not the same thing, and public markets have a way of separating them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
I was slowly separating from my parents, gradually less inclined to blurt every last thought in my head.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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