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Speaking after a separate meeting with the secretary of state, Portadown District Master Nigel Dawson said the talks had been "positive and constructive".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In a separate note, BOE Gov. Andrew Bailey warned that AI models threaten to operate outside the traditional frameworks for ensuring that the collective good is protected from individual actions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
At the heart of the issue is Metro Little League’s relationship with the Metro Baseball Academy, a separate nonprofit that runs clinics, or training programs, for league players who pay to participate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Inside, the home boasts an expansive living room and family room, a separate formal dining room, den, game room, recreation space, exercise room, and a finished lower level.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
And that’s when we have a hotel suite with at least one separate bedroom.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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"This study gives us real-world evidence about what separates a storm that is becoming organized from one that remains tilted and less capable of strengthening."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“That’s honestly the thing that separates him. That’s pretty rare to find.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Two medieval castles face each other—one on each side of the river that separates Estonia from Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Relatives of victims enter a lottery process to attend the proceedings in a high-security courtroom, where thick glass separates them and members of the press from the defendants.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
A white curtain separates me from the other people who lie here, groaning sometimes, coughing.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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In two-dimensional liquid chromatography, compounds are separated in two different ways, giving scientists much greater resolving power when working with samples containing many closely related chemicals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
She says the tropical glaciers in Papua are unique because they are separated from other glacier systems by thousands of kilometres.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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
Mike and Jane are separated, but maybe not that separated, despite the fact that she has a boyfriend — Campbell Scott, briefly glimpsed, as a senator — due to move in to the family house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
He could not rest now, when only twenty-nine miles separated him from rescue for his men.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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But AI has made the mechanics of the classroom harder by separating production from understanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The results indicate that the process of separating and selecting planetary ingredients began almost as soon as solid bodies started forming.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
That has made me more deliberate about separating tech-work days from tech-free days, so that I can get the thrill without the guilt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But in reality, an invisible line ran down the middle of Berlin, separating the communist East from the capitalist West.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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