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separate

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






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Khong watches them and wonders what will separate us from them in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The design of the school, which already had separate areas for the youngest pupils, "lent itself really well to a pilot", added head teacher Jason Hicks.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Because older datasets did not include detailed causes of death, it was not possible to separate these external influences from deaths linked to biological aging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

The court didn’t reach Louisiana’s separate argument that the Comstock Act criminalizes the mailing of mifepristone, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t embrace that claim later too.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

At the atomic level, the lines that separate our bodies from our environment are not as definite as you might think.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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