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Noun
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There could be more dissolutions and consolidations in the future.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026 -
The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For some, the reason behind such estrangements might seem clear to both parties.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The couple, who did not grow up knowing one another because of estrangements in their families, faced criticism from both sets of parents for the union.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Evidently, breakups do not always make for the best music.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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But the bigger purpose of this residency is to celebrate not just an album but a career that survived romantic breakups, solo stardom for Stefani, tentative reunions and now a deserved victory lap.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco has made a career of rescuing history from the cleavages of memory.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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Intelligence agencies in the United States and other Western countries closely follow these cleavages, of course, and can sometimes recruit the disaffected or the ambitious to provide insider information.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Councilmember Mai Vang said the Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment Department is one of the smallest departments in the city, yet faces a majority of the personnel separations.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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Grade separations greatly improve safety by reducing the chance of collisions between trains and cars, as well as cyclists and pedestrians.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And then a lot of times with the run plays or the pass concepts, the splits will change.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Allowing the soil to dry out and then adding lots of water can cause vegetables to accumulate water too quickly, resulting in cracks or splits.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
Noun
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That probability also doesn't capture the full hazard in southern Cascadia, where evidence suggests that partial-margin ruptures of magnitude 8 and lower could occur, and even sooner, Kidiwela said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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To ensure this new technology is safe for the public, and to mitigate the inevitable economic ruptures, the government needs to step in and regulate it in the public interest.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Now that is her son’s task in his first visit to the former colonies since he was crowned, arriving amid rifts over the war in Iran and the future of NATO.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Severances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severances. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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