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segregate

[seg-ri-geyt, seg-ri-git, -geyt] / ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪt, ˈsɛg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /


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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

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

While rich nations segregate a sizable share of their waste, developing countries normally do not.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2023

And why should I restrict myself, segregate myself?

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

The factory accepts waste material which it then sorts and segregates.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2023

Having third-party services segregates these specific issues from the employer-employee relationship.

From New York Times Jul. 21, 2021

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

The conventional narrative of U.S. history routinely segregates the  “Indian wars” as a subspecialization within the dubious category  “the West.”

From Salon Oct. 13, 2014

Nevertheless we have reason to suppose that the character segregates in the gametes, though the nature of these cannot always be decided from the appearance of the bird which bears them.

From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett

Eric Johnson said this ethos had its roots in his childhood in the segregated city of Chicago, where George grew up and where Black-owned businesses worked with one another; one company’s success fed the others.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 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

The artistic director could not yet confirm who would direct the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a former Negro League baseball player and his family navigating life in 1950s segregated Pittsburgh.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2026

I wrote about the Freedom Riders who rode buses through the South in 1961 challenging segregated seating, rest rooms, and drinking fountains.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

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

But this neatness, the neatness of Dante, was in the orderly sectioning and segregating of all levels of evil and decay.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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