desegregation

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as in integration

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Recent Examples of desegregation But desegregation also closed many doors for Black teachers. — David Blazar, The Conversation, 1 June 2026 The state cases come amid shifts in federal enforcement of desegregation in schools. — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Often, Bell wrote, desegregation turned out not to be the fastest or surest method to improve these children’s school experience. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Sanford was a former North Carolina governor who protected Freedom Riders in their push for desegregation in the 1960s and backed Vietnam War protesters while leading Duke. — Julia Terruso, Time, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for desegregation
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integration
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  • The Nexstar-Tegna deal suffered a legal defeat in April 2026 when a court issued an injunction halting the companies from continuing with their merger integration in a lawsuit filed by eight state attorneys general.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • They get caught late—during integration, testing or the first live demo.
    — Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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