separation
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The recent quarter included an $891 million after-tax charge, consisting primarily of employee separation costs tied to workforce reduction initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Lawyers say a desire to avoid repeating the pain of a previous separation, or the messy splits that they saw their parents go through, is a prime motivation for many couples.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
There are lots of parallels between these two stories: family members getting separated from loved ones, then turning to the courts, specifically to habeas corpus petitions, to claim that the separation is unlawful.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The accelerating expansion driven by dark energy makes this separation even more extreme.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
At last it was the hour when their year-long separation would end.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo of their employment pending arbitration, and to prevent Meta from completing their separations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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 is one of the more important industrial separations, not because it is dramatic, but because it makes sense,” says The Edge research founder Jim Osman.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The Grants have been married for more than twenty years and have endured many long separations due to military life.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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