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separate

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






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You are conscientious about what premarital assets remain separate, or not.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Rival Anthropic said in July that software it was testing got onto the internet and hacked unsuspecting companies without the AI-maker’s knowledge in three separate incidents dating back to April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Lawmakers also considered a separate bill that would have put a price cap resale tickets, limiting prices to no more than 10% above face value.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

They also ran a separate analysis to see whether same-day measurements were associated with that day's quality of life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

It was like a separate little town sitting right on the harbor—different docks, warehouses for fish and cargo, a salmon cannery where fish were cut up and packed into cans.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis

Sliced Bread separates science fact from the marketing fiction.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Liquid chromatography separates the many different chemicals in a mixture so that researchers can study them individually.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

But what separates Factory from other AI coding tools is it is creating an AI-agent developer for enterprises, rather than an AI-assisted tool that enhances the work of individual human engineers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

No glass separates gawkers from seven full-size, screen-used vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

My best friend peers over the fence that separates our backyards.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

In a statement, the sheriff’s department said Saavedra separated from the department on March 13, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Last year there were 10 sites which took in most of Scotland's residual waste – the material left over after recyclable and compostable materials have been separated out.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

“We have been separated for a while, and it’s proven to be the right move for us and our family unit. We’ve got each other forever—and it’s GOOD,” the pair said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

It determines the gravitational force between any two objects, whether those objects are two laboratory masses, a person and Earth, or two astronomical bodies separated by enormous distances.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

She and Hans Gerhardt had separated before they left Moscow, although they were still legally husband and wife.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Paul Turner of Birmingham is separating himself from all City Section receivers with his big-play catching ability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Just weeks after its trading debut, Pasqal is partnering with USA Rare Earth to find better chemicals for separating rare earths minerals.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Postage stamps used to come apart with a string of muted pops, their perforations separating serially like tiny zippers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Each ion can interact with both DNA molecules at once, forming a bridge across the space separating them and helping hold the two strands in alignment.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Mamou had this stained glass partition separating the living room from the dining room, and the light filtering through it cast constellations of color across my family’s faces.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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