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Sanchez was due to visit a fire-hit area in Valencia, in the east of the country where firefighters are battling a separate blaze and 15,000 more people have been evacuated.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
In a separate scam, some artists have uploaded songs that falsely claim to be collaborations with higher-profile musicians.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Moran is co-sponsoring a separate bill giving the federal government authority to order tech companies to shut down AI models deemed too dangerous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Nacua and left tackle Alaric Jackson were involved in separate off-field incidents in the last seven months that have not, to this point, resulted in misdemeanor criminal charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Historians try to separate tall tales and fanciful recollections from actual events.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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NIRSpec separates infrared light into its component wavelengths, allowing scientists to determine how gas is moving, what it is made of, and how its properties vary across a region.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
McKinsey appointed Andrew Pickersgill as its new board chair, a move that separates the chair and global managing partner role at the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
While discarded elements are through lines in Flod’s sculptural work, it’s the community impact that separates Pinky from the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
That distinction is what separates these trips from ordinary vacations.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
A sewage canal, twenty feet wide, separates them from the rails.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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Austria and Algeria are separated by language, religion, history and the Mediterranean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Older generations separated political life from everyday life," said Joyojeet Pal, a professor at the University of Michigan who studies technology and society.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Our nations of origin may be separated by distance, language and even culture, but on this night, Los Angeles was a city where we all came together as one.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He found that widely separated pairs of stars, known as binaries, are less common after one member of the pair becomes a white dwarf.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
When Ernest Light was ordered to the right, he found himself separated from his father and brother.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Anger over soaring electricity bills is separating winning utility stocks from the losers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Roberts, who has also talked about separating the visit from politics, kept his review brief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
They showed fewer signs of separating or becoming unusually thick.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
“The goal of separating the publication of the report from our earnings results is to keep the focus on our primary financial metrics — revenue and operating profit,” Netflix said in its letter to shareholders.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Each of her footsteps made a sound like Velcro strips separating.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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