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Depending on a separate switch input, the system sends that information through different relay strains before passing it to additional transistors for further processing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was created by the street artist Frank Styles, who hand-sprayed it as four separate works before composing them into a single image across all 58 of the site's Spanish Steps.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
It added that an unspecified number of individuals aboard the boat had been "safely transferred" to authorities in Ecuador before the sinking, which came a day after a separate US strike.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
A separate discovery, known as PCE, is around two miles away with the potential to share infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
More than once she took Maggie and Kate aside for separate questioning.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
As for millennials, if you’re looking to draw that line for the current crop of thirty-to-fortysomethings, the point that separates Gen Y’s art and all that came before, look no further than Lena Dunham.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
What really separates England and Denmark is price.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
According to the researchers, the rugged landscape naturally separates its populations across the mountain range, which could make the species especially vulnerable if its habitat faces additional pressure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
The breakwater that separates Ceuta from Morocco, long regarded as ineffective, was left just as it was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Caleb helps me sit up and separates the hems of his two shirts, pulling the long-sleeved one over his head and offering it to me.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
They took some photos at the summit and then began to descend, before becoming separated.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The McEnroe brothers, John and Patrick, separated by seven years, also saw their supportive relationship boost Patrick’s career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Falcon Heavy operated as planned and separated from the observatory 31 minutes after liftoff.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
And until last year, the margins between them were tiny: the four hottest were separated by just five hundredths of a degree.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The kitchen and sitting area were at the front of the house, separated by cupboards and a tall, precarious bookshelf that was Papa’s most prized possession.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Nvidia has started reporting its data-center sales in two parts, separating the large cloud providers from everyone else.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The narrow walkway separating the parking lot from her front door is filled with planters and flower pots of all sizes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"See it as part of the process of separating and loving you, missing you, which is really important."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
China’s official manufacturing PMI on Monday is expected to signal little improvement in August, remaining below the 50-line separating expansion from contraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I was going to ask more, but then I heard Sohrab’s mom let out a cry and charge across the sea of Bahramis separating her from her target.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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