partition
Example Sentences
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The daughter of a tea trader, she moved to what is now Bangladesh with her family after the partition of India.
From BBC
The experiments revealed that bridgmanite's ability to trap water, measured by its water partition coefficient, increases sharply at higher temperatures.
From Science Daily
The furniture and partitions were made from plastics and laminates, so they cost far less.
“While it once might have made sense to partition apps into separate markets of social networking and social media, that wall has since broken down,” said Judge James Boasberg in his decision.
From Barron's
The freezers were hidden behind a drywall partition in the flat, located in the city of Innsbruck.
From BBC
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