segregated

adjective seg·re·gat·ed \ ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of segregated

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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The most mature of these proposals, called segregated witness (SegWit), moves the digital signatures that secure each transaction to a data structure that's stored outside of the blockchain, allowing more transactions to fit into a block.

— timothy b. lee, Ars Technica, "A new deal could end Bitcoin’s long-running civil war," 25 July 2017
In general, campuses with larger increases in segregated fees have had large building or renovation projects supported by those fees within the past decade.

— karen herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "While tuition is frozen for University of Wisconsin campuses, student fees and room and board keep climbing," 13 July 2017
Many of the most segregated schools are in states that were less touched by the civil-rights push than was the South: California, Illinois, New York.

— The Economist, "Separate and unequalAn ingenious bid to force improvements in Mississippi schools," 13 July 2017
Chicago is one of America's most segregated cities.

— lincoln anthony blades, Teen Vogue, "Trump's Obsession With Chicago, Explained," 6 July 2017
Central was one of two segregated high schools in Harford County, along with Havre de Grace Consolidated, for African-American students in the 1950s and 60s.

— david anderson, The Aegis, "Visitors enjoy family-friendly events at Bel Air Fourth of July," 4 July 2017
Simply put, the Senate bill will open the door to states forcing people with pre-existing conditions into segregated markets that will lead them to pay far, far higher costs than everyone else.

— gene b. sperling, The Atlantic, "How the Senate's Health-Care Bill Would Cause Financial Ruin for People With Preexisting Conditions," 23 June 2017
In response, the left insists that in fact a historically racist system, bad education, segregated housing, and stagnating wages are to blame.

— clio chang, New Republic, "How the Rhetoric of Responsibility Hurts the Welfare State," 22 June 2017
This inclusive perspective is an important one for a politician to have, particularly in Atlanta, one of the most diverse (and segregated) cities in the nation.

— abby carney, Glamour, "Liliana Bakhtiari Went to School With 'Children of the Founders of the KKK.' Now She's Running for Office," 20 June 2017

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