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separation

[sep-uh-ray-shuhn] / ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /


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This ability is particularly remarkable because the snakes accomplish it without a mechanical separation between the rotating and stabilized portions of their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Hila shared that she does not know what comes next, adding, “I’m in survival mode, trying to navigate separation, co-parenting, and unthinkable heartbreak.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Last week, two-time major winner Rahm gave up a reported £75m owed to him by LIV after reaching a separation agreement.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Funds contributed before the marriage, after your legal separation or received as an inheritance are usually regarded as separate property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Haven’t they ever heard of separation anxiety? What is the matter with these people? I have taken care of toddlers with FAS, and they are nothing like Boo.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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

“This is one of the more important industrial separations, not because it is dramatic, but because it makes sense,” says The Edge research founder Jim Osman.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 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

The Grants have been married for more than twenty years and have endured many long separations due to military life.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly


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