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Recent Examples of segregation When racial segregation was officially banned, white Americans established private swim clubs that required members to pay a fee that wasn’t always affordable. Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025 Virginia authorized public schools to close and began using public dollars to pay students’ tuition in private segregation academies. Derek W. Black, The Conversation, 6 May 2025 Several of these districts have sought assistance from SEF in the past two years, underscoring the ongoing impact of racial segregation. Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Way down the list is something as abstract as data segregation and protection, which is a shame because that is a crucial aspect of keeping an accountable government. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for segregation
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Noun
  • Then Saturn begins a two-and-a-half-year transit through your solitude and healing zone on May 25.
    Colin Bedell, Them., 15 May 2025
  • In a moment of onstage solitude — one character, one conscience, and an audience of thousands — people who are condemned to historical importance can probe the gulf between their own, often petty emotions and the majesty of their fate.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Read: The isolation of intensive parenting Others aren’t as eager to embrace external influences, especially not so close to home.
    Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
  • The spatial isolation of these colonies would aid humanity’s survival, argues Dr Gee, by allowing genetically distinct human communities to develop that could interbreed with people still living on Earth or elsewhere in space to produce offspring with the best qualities of both groups.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • This question asks for personal sensitive information that is protected by privacy laws.
    Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Financial services aside the adoption of AI in healthcare, education, and entertainment will create complications from financial, intellectual property, and privacy perspectives.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025

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“Segregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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