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Recent Examples of segregation Carter's career in the nuclear Navy coincided with President Harry Truman's abolition of racial segregation in the American military. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 One of his greatest successes was ending the racial segregation that would exist during the Atlanta Braves’ pre-season training. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024 Across the South, many of these schools are segregation academies. Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024 After he was elected, though, Carter declared that the era of segregation in Georgia was over, and he was hailed as a symbol of a new, more inclusive South. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for segregation 
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Noun
  • To determine its rankings, the team evaluated 76 places across five metrics: safety, solitude, serenity, nature, and wellness.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Start your day early, in solitude, to plan and align your focus for maximum productivity.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Mirroring Emilia’s own sense of isolation, Gascón spent the months-long shoot in self-exile, declining invitations to socialize with the cast and crew, including one outing to a Beyoncé concert.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
  • For example, isolation and detachment from other people were more pronounced during the lockdown phase of the pandemic.
    Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • No further details were made available and the family of The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams, asked for privacy.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Meta includes a privacy indicator—a light that activates when recording—to alert bystanders, but the FBI has not confirmed whether this feature was operational in Jabbar's glasses.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Segregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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