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separate

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






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Two police officers have been acquitted in separate cases seeking to hold them accountable for deadly school shootings in Florida and Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In one encounter alone, Juno detected 206 separate microwave pulses.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

This partly explains the volatility of the Korean market that has now recorded nine separate days of more than 5% gains in 2026 alone.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Was it important for you to separate the two ways that people might see you as a comedian?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

I had already added a separate bedroom to my little home, and now I made myself a luxuriously upholstered bed worthy of the new space.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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