separation
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We sat and chatted about marriage, my possibly newfound feelings around it, her separation from her own husband, and dear God, how insufferable the L.A. heat wave was becoming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Forcing our religion down their throats is not love. It’s why I’ve fought so hard for that sacred separation in our First Amendment,” he said.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
As Manus confirmed its separation from Meta on Tuesday, AFP looks at the rise and fall of its Meta deal:
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The paper says the separation has been confirmed to the paper by the pair's manager.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
For the Compromise of 1790 signaled the resumption of their political partnership after five years of separation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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 result was that the wives stayed in the villages, seeing their husbands every five years or so if they were lucky—though sometimes there were longer separations, as with Mother and Father.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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