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separate

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






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The defendants -- both Chinese nationals who arrived in court in prison garb -- were acquitted of charges stemming from a separate bombing at a pier in Bangkok's Charoen Nakhon area.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A separate price gauge known as the core rate, which strips out energy, rose a sharp 0.8% in May.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

This is something more extreme: the construction of an entirely separate reality in real time, one that rejects the evidence of the senses.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

A separate email alleged Gates sought to "surreptitiously" give his then-wife Melinda antibiotics to protect her from the same infection.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There is not a dump or landfill to take our trash to and so we separate it— organic, inorganic—and deal with it ourselves.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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