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The furniture and partitions were made from plastics and laminates, so they cost far less.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

On 1 April 1937, the first of several imperial partitions was enacted and Aden was separated from India.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

They erected partitions of wood, cardboard and cloth, built shacks within rooms and cooked on paraffin stoves.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

Residents have raised other concerns that the city is restricting civic engagement by placing partitions in City Hall and increasing uniformed police presence, according to the letter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Down the center of the room twelve toilet bowls were arranged in six pairs, back to back, with no partitions.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston