severed
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Each had been severed from the setting that made rights, ownership and succession intelligible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
These are among the most severe forms of DNA damage because both strands of the DNA molecule are severed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
"We have not severed ties with South Africa, we are still engaging them at the highest level, we will sort those details using our usual diplomatic channels," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The two countries restored diplomatic relations in March, which had been severed in 2019.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
If you slice off part of most established plants—this mature plant can be thought of as the parent—and you nurture this severed portion, it will grow.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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