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segregation

[seg-ri-gey-shuhn] / ˌsɛg rɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Local organizers understood the strategic importance of finding a sympathetic plaintiff to challenge bus segregation in the Deep South.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Under segregation, black Americans generally shared a common experience of being second-class citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Jet fuel is a complex product because of its transportation, segregation and storage requirements, and the dire consequences of a potential airplane-engine malfunction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Traditionally, this system is linked to plasmid segregation and had only been found on plasmids, which are mobile genetic elements.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Militants within the organization saw the election as an opportunity to install a new, more activist leadership—one which would reenergize a movement that had stalled after winning most of the battles against legalized segregation.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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