severances

plural of severance

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Noun
  • The 6-1, 172-pound cornerback started all 12 games for Washington State last season, leading the Cougars with four interceptions and eight pass breakups along with recording 32 tackles.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Mack earned his ninth career Pro Bowl selection with six sacks, 15 quarterback hits, six tackles for loss and nine pass breakups.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • However, those reports give few details about the reasons for the separations, especially in cases where parents have been flagged for national security reasons.
    Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Advocates do not disagree that sometimes separations are warranted, said Lee Gelernt, an ACLU attorney and the lead lawyer in the family separation lawsuit.
    Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Severances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severances. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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