separation
Example Sentences
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New hires in December totaled 5.29 million, but they were offset by 5.25 million separations — layoffs, job quitters, retirements, deaths and so forth.
From MarketWatch
This separation allows their phase and dispersion properties to be controlled independently.
From Science Daily
The idea, said people close to Beijing, is that separation from the U.S. is acceptable as long as China remains firmly connected to the rest of the world.
It should remind us that the goal isn’t permanent separation, but a shared understanding.
Those who could hope for a bonus of extra time off expected more separation between their work and personal lives than those whose potential bonus would be extra pay.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
