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separation

[sep-uh-ray-shuhn] / ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /


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This ability is particularly remarkable because the snakes accomplish it without a mechanical separation between the rotating and stabilized portions of their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Hila shared that she does not know what comes next, adding, “I’m in survival mode, trying to navigate separation, co-parenting, and unthinkable heartbreak.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Funds contributed before the marriage, after your legal separation or received as an inheritance are usually regarded as separate property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company has warned a debt-for-equity exchange could trigger a tax liability exceeding $4 billion if the deal leads to a separation of subsidiaries from Optimum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The key unsolved question was whether electromagnetic separation could produce more than a single uranium bomb core.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

"My work, my profits and my workforce have all been cut in half," he told AFP, adding that he was deeply troubled by the fear and family separations caused by immigration enforcement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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 has been the case since the dawn of mobile devices and algorithmic personalization, but forced separations may have turned curt, unexplained goodbyes into a perceived relationship norm.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

And Nigeria is not a nation of people with food allergies, not a nation of picky eaters for whom food is about distinctions and separations.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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