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separate

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






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Federal authorities are investigating a second medical evacuation helicopter incident near Catalina Island that occurred just moments before a separate fatal crash claimed the lives of three on board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ko adds that in Guangdong these separate facilities are located close to each other, and used to "working in harmony".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Just quit pretending they are a separate bet from oil, and ask your portfolio three questions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The presiding judge has scheduled a separate hearing for next week to consider various disputed matters, including whether to recommend the brothers be assigned to the same or separate prisons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

They could put it on a separate boat and TOW it to America.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Astronomers identify these substances through spectroscopy, a method that separates light into different wavelengths to reveal the chemicals present.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

Sliced Bread separates science fact from the marketing fiction.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“That’s honestly the thing that separates him. That’s pretty rare to find.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

At that moment, the duct tape separates from the plaster, and the tarp peels away and drops to the floor.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

In the debut episode, Robach and Holmes detailed how the scandal unfolded and insisted they’d been quietly separated from their spouses before their love affair began.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Down a flight of leopard-print stairs, the lower level is home to two expansive bedroom suites, separated by a media room, which could also serve as a third bedroom.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

In a lab at the Center for DNA Identification in Hanoi last week, technicians carefully cut into bone fragments separated from remains to extract samples for DNA analysis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

During this evolutionary upheaval, large sections of genetic material were rearranged, bringing regions of chromosomes that had previously been separated into close proximity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Two degrees separated each one of them from the other, and two degrees of temperature change separated the world from disaster.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

“I started thinking about this in a way that I think was separating me from the pain of what was happening,” Crystal told the outlet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The researchers addressed this limitation by separating phosphorus according to the minerals that contained it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

It comes just weeks after the Chinese-developed, Singapore-based company said it had resumed independent operations after separating from the US tech giant.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Lord Archer often appeared incapable of separating autobiographical fact from fantasy in his continuing drive for public recognition.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It started with her parents separating and her father moving out.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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