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separate

[sep-uh-rayt, sep-er-it] / ˈsɛp əˌreɪt, ˈsɛp ər ɪt /






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Fannie’s new forecast largely mirrored a separate prediction published earlier this week by the Mortgage Bankers Association, an industry lobbying group.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

At separate briefing on Wednesday, the IMF’s managing director said it will take time for France to get deficit and debt down to levels that provide confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

It also did not include a sham procedure, making it difficult to separate the treatment's physical effects from patients' expectations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Just quit pretending they are a separate bet from oil, and ask your portfolio three questions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

In another Brown decision in 1955, the court ruled that the dismantling of separate school systems must happen with “all deliberate speed.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

To the east, the Adriatic Sea separates Italy from the partially visible Balkan Peninsula.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Both Fida and Ismail lived close to the so-called Yellow Line that separates the areas occupied by the Israeli military in Gaza from areas controlled by Hamas in the west.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In June, business applications from Gen Z customers grew disproportionately from a year earlier, Bowley said, as did payments to open limited-liability companies, a business structure that separates personal and financial assets and liabilities.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

“One thing that separates him from a lot of other leaders ... he’s the same person, each and every day, consistently great at everything he does,” said reserve quarterback DJ Uiagalelei.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

She’ll only turn it into yet another thing that separates me from the married girls.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Down a flight of leopard-print stairs, the lower level is home to two expansive bedroom suites, separated by a media room, which could also serve as a third bedroom.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

In a lab at the Center for DNA Identification in Hanoi last week, technicians carefully cut into bone fragments separated from remains to extract samples for DNA analysis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Two of its nuclear energy states are separated by an unusually small energy gap, making it possible to trigger a transition between them using laser light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The estranged spouses share one child and separated last summer, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

She crossed the bridge over the Sogozha River, which separated the Kozlov property from the village of Zmeyreka.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

The researchers addressed this limitation by separating phosphorus according to the minerals that contained it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

It comes just weeks after the Chinese-developed, Singapore-based company said it had resumed independent operations after separating from the US tech giant.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star Angie Katsanevas and husband Shawn Trujillo are separating after nearly three decades of marriage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lord Archer often appeared incapable of separating autobiographical fact from fantasy in his continuing drive for public recognition.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Before Jack could even open his mouth to respond, the tornadoes began to slowly pull away from each other, separating enough to open the way into the palace.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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