as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
the segregation of voters while casting their ballots is meant to preserve political privacy
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Though some are skipping the lunch line, there’s less segregation by the fountain now; more people in plainclothes are mingling with men in blue, chatting and laughing and taking pictures on the red carpet.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Whereas, Discriminatory housing policies, including redlining, residential zoning ordinances, and loan practices, produced persistent housing segregation and longstanding inequities in home ownership for Black Californians.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
His research focuses on how employers adjust recruiting strategies in response to growing political polarization and demographic diversity and how these strategies contribute to labor market segregation by political partisanship, gender, and race.
—Justin Frake, Harvard Business Review, 18 Sep. 2024
Just one generation separates the newest Supreme Court Justice’s parents from being personally impacted by segregation and their daughter from sitting on the highest court in the country.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Whereas, Discriminatory housing policies, including redlining, residential zoning ordinances, and loan practices, produced persistent housing segregation and longstanding inequities in home ownership for Black Californians.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
His research focuses on how employers adjust recruiting strategies in response to growing political polarization and demographic diversity and how these strategies contribute to labor market segregation by political partisanship, gender, and race.
—Justin Frake, Harvard Business Review, 18 Sep. 2024
Just one generation separates the newest Supreme Court Justice’s parents from being personally impacted by segregation and their daughter from sitting on the highest court in the country.
—Kali Hays, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Segregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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