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segregated

[seg-ri-gey-tid] / ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
divided into racial or ethnic groups
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The Tory leader's spokesman said Timothy's comments were based on footage showing segregated males praying at the event.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The result: Dating has become nearly impossible, and social life is segregated by sex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

From the presence of the Indigenous Choctaw people to the segregated sides of the same street, Coogler paints a picture of 1930s America with a documentarian’s brush.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

"Sinners," a blues-inflected period horror film about the segregated US South, comes from "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Like many American cities during the 1930s, Washington, D.C., with its large black population, was still segregated along racial lines.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman




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