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In 1993 it denied inspectors access to camouflaged nuclear sites, leaving the world to guess whether it had separated plutonium for bombs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The judge heard that Lancashire's parents had separated when she was nine - and that her relationship with her mother had been "difficult".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

TMZ and People reported last week that the couple had separated and were heading toward divorce.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Reportedly, Grande had separated from her husband, Dalton Gomez.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

It was a wonky shape, but it had been wedged in the glass wall that had separated this world from the magical one.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova