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Recent Examples of sequester Using this principle, her team has developed carbon-sequestering concrete inspired by ocean biominerals. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 When Frank Sinatra performed, his bobbysoxer fangirls were sequestered in the balcony to prevent them from rushing the stage. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025 Indeed, scientists have recently estimated that hadal zone sediments could sequester as much as 70 times more organic carbon than the surrounding seafloor. Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025 The new show sequestered contestants for 90 days in upstate New York and quizzed them on whether news headlines were real or fake. Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sequester
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  • The drop in attendance in California's Central Valley schools is not isolated.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The National Weather Service in Nashville said the region is at a slight risk, a two on the five-step scale, for damaging winds, isolated large hail, heavy rains, frequent lightning and a possible tornado.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, 12-inch centipedes were also confiscated and the green mamba, which had been sick, died after the raid.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The boats were seized, the catch was confiscated by the government.
    Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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  • With more devices brought into Michigan classrooms in recent years, educators have found ways to separate students from their phones during class time.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Formed from a $46 billion merger, the food company is expected to separate in the second half of 2026.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Morgan Pope won the Power of Veto competition this week and removed herself from the block.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Juvenile inmates are segregated from the adult jail population, Moyer said.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of segregating different regions behind loading screens as with previous games, now your environment is a single seamless setting that feels more connected than ever.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Pre-order offers officially run until September 12, but Deluxe Edition-specific bonuses will likely cut off a day earlier, based on past years.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The White House cut off billions of Harvard’s federal dollars, then tried to block the school’s ability to enroll international students, who for the last four years have made up more than a fourth of the student body.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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