segregated
adjective
seg·re·gat·ed
ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd 
1
a
: set apart or separated from others of the same kind or group
a segregated account in a bank
b
: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races
segregated education
c
: restricted to members of one group or one race by a policy of segregation
segregated schools
2
: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races
segregated states
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Unlike the opaque operations of 2022, some of today's platforms publish real-time reserve proofs, use segregated custody that prevents rehypothecation, and offer institutional-grade insurance.
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Trump says South Africa's white minority, which once benefited from a segregated country under the notorious apartheid regime, has been subject to racial discrimination and violence.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Speakers urge more effort to build ‘just and humane society’
15 hours, 24 minutes ago by MICHAEL CASEY The Associated Press
BOSTON -- The 1965 Freedom Rally against Boston's segregated school system and the entrenched poverty in poor communities brought the civil rights movement to the Northeast.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
This is true in Milwaukee, one of the nation's most segregated cities, although organizations across the city have been working to increase tree cover in neighborhoods that need it most.
—Madeline Heim, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Trump says South Africa's white minority, which once benefited from a segregated country under the notorious apartheid regime, has been subject to racial discrimination and violence.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Speakers urge more effort to build ‘just and humane society’
15 hours, 24 minutes ago by MICHAEL CASEY The Associated Press
BOSTON -- The 1965 Freedom Rally against Boston's segregated school system and the entrenched poverty in poor communities brought the civil rights movement to the Northeast.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
This is true in Milwaukee, one of the nation's most segregated cities, although organizations across the city have been working to increase tree cover in neighborhoods that need it most.
—Madeline Heim, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregated. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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