as in to spread (out)
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Arlington remained segregated by race and by rank until 1948, when President Harry S. Truman desegregated the military.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025 -
Built as a small hotel in 1925 and segregated in its early years, the property sold to Black businessman Walter Bailey in 1945.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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It must also be dealt with spatially and collectively, meaning that it must be deconcentrated.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
26 Sep. 2019
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From Nixon to Clinton, Republican and Democrat administrations alike have woefully underfunded an agency that remains one of the few federal efforts that focuses on the daunting task of deconcentrating poverty.—
Valerie Stahl,
Slate Magazine,
11 Jan. 2017
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“Decentralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decentralize. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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