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separation

[sep-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /


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Bisignano ran into problems with his old firm when he recruited a number of JPMorgan executives to join him at First Data, which JPMorgan said violated his separation agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The separation has existed because both institutions require protection from each other.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

SpaceX will aspire the next time around to execute a launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn and landing burn of the booster offshore without hiccups.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

The separation in the draw meant that Spain could not meet Argentina before the final.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

At last it was the hour when their year-long separation would end.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

There's only one drawback: "long separations from the family during assignments," he says from Kosovo, where he is helping install a wind farm.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

And just a few weeks ago, civil rights lawyers joined with parents’ and children’s advocates to bring landmark class-action litigation to end illegal family separations.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

The membranes could also benefit pharmaceutical production, where highly accurate separations are critical for product quality and manufacturing efficiency.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

Death is not the only source of lasting pain, of course: Ms. Carr writes with touching power of the divorce-related family separations of her own girlhood.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

And Nigeria is not a nation of people with food allergies, not a nation of picky eaters for whom food is about distinctions and separations.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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