desegregation

Definition of desegregationnext
as in integration

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Recent Examples of desegregation Some events the quilters chose to highlight are the Boston Tea Party, Emancipation Proclamation, Wounded Knee, women’s suffrage, Chinese railroad workers, desegregation, the Flint Strike and student protests. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 The nonviolent sit-in led to other demonstrations and to the desegregation of Katz stores and other Oklahoma City businesses. Maria Guinnip, Oklahoman, 14 Apr. 2026 One school board in Virginia even temporarily closed the schools completely to avoid desegregation. Carrie Sampson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026 Elsewhere, in Hartford, Connecticut, PLF challenged a decades-old desegregation settlement that prevented racial and ethnic minority kids from attending high-quality magnet schools in their own neighborhood. Alison Somin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for desegregation
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integration
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  • The integration of Nextiles and Betterguards creates a new wearables ecosystem and data platform designed to unlock capabilities across injury prevention, athlete recovery and performance monitoring.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 8 May 2026
  • Elena Lécué, chief marketing officer, Scentbird My AI engine of choice is Claude, because of its seamless integration with my workspace.
    Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026

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“Desegregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregation. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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