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A budget bill approved Tuesday morning also includes $25 million for home hardening grants, rebates or loans to be distributed through a separate program to be created by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Donors can give $250,000 to attend a roundtable with the president, according to an invitation, with a separate fee for the aforementioned photo op.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement is regarded as a separate entity and is currently not thought to be at risk as a result of the cuts.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
That gives it a competitive advantage compared with other networking companies, which typically buy components and chips from separate vendors, he explained.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I think Fenix, Fūjin, and Fulgora are all separate parts of the same company. One that likes to name things after gods and other mythological creatures. I think the three victims are actually one victim.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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As for millennials, if you’re looking to draw that line for the current crop of thirty-to-fortysomethings, the point that separates Gen Y’s art and all that came before, look no further than Lena Dunham.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Utah uses global revenue to calculate its thresholds for taxation, while the Illinois law separates digital from other forms of advertising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
According to the researchers, the rugged landscape naturally separates its populations across the mountain range, which could make the species especially vulnerable if its habitat faces additional pressure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
What separates those who last from those who fade away?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
A glass wall separates me from Papá and Mamá.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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"When I got separated from Geoff, I knew he was in a bad way, but nothing prepared me for hearing he had died. It was absolutely devastating," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The two cultures separated by the narrow Persian Gulf have ties dating back centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He had become separated from his wife in the long trek to safety and was now worried that she had not made it.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
By 20:00 UTC on August 4, the new ice island had fully separated from the glacier's eastern side.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
And now, here she is, separated from Novaliches by land and sea, with warm food and a comfortable mattress and hot and cold water, available whenever she needs it.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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"See it as part of the process of separating and loving you, missing you, which is really important."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
China’s official manufacturing PMI on Monday is expected to signal little improvement in August, remaining below the 50-line separating expansion from contraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The process began after Antarctica and Africa started separating during the Jurassic Period, 201-143 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Military trucks sped across winding roads through farmland and quiet villages to one of Europe's most strategic borders, separating Poland and the Russian exclave Kaliningrad.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
There was a wooden partition separating the entryway from the rest of the house, with shelves covered in pictures and candles and phone chargers.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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