segregate
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The model was trained to segregate the “pure news” in each article from that which was old and stale and, therefore, predictable.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 4, 2026
His aim wasn’t to segregate black history from the national narrative but to force its inclusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
You have to segregate a set of limbs, a section of the undulating trunk, or even a scarred piece of bark to describe who they are.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
Professors collaborated with the directors of the campus art museum and instructors in the social sciences and business departments, to demonstrate that knowledge is impossible to segregate or compartmentalize.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2024
The island had one hospital, and it was difficult to segregate us from the general prisoners while we were there.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The factory accepts waste material which it then sorts and segregates.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
And yet, "y'all" is a word that in and of itself integrates rather than segregates.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2021
Admiral Ring renewed that effort last June, telling reporters that the current top-secret prison where the military segregates high-value detainees, called Camp 7, would become inadequate as the prisoners aged.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2019
The Douglas County Jail has three pods for men in custody, which segregates inmates by minimum, medium and maximum risk classifications.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2016
Man selects the variation that pleases him, eliminates or segregates the type that does not, and by following up the process eventually produces a distinct and fixed variation.
From Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative by Chapman Cohen
Like Owens, Davis endured humiliations off the field: threats, insults, segregated hotels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
For Morris, stepping into the shoes of a Black journalist working during the Great Depression and in a still segregated reality entailed meaningful research.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
But she refused to perform before segregated audiences in the United States and spent much of her life in France.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Refiners have to follow very precise sets of specifications for jet fuel, and also have to make sure the product is completely segregated from other derivatives and adequately stored.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
Though streetcars are not segregated in New Orleans, I took a seat near the back.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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At this World Cup, authorities didn’t bother segregating them, including at the potentially fractious semifinal between ancient enemies England and Argentina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
It was launched in the 1970s by the federal government as an alternative to public housing projects, which were criticized for segregating poor families in neighborhoods with low-quality schools and other substandard services.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
Department of Justice sued Georgia for unnecessarily segregating people with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
Stellema and other advocates are wary of segregating prisoners with disabilities, noting that the ADA is meant to ensure people can integrate with others, even in detention.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
“People aren’t even forcing us to sit apart, and we’re still segregating ourselves.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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