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Etymology
Origin of se-
< Latin sē ( d ) (preposition), sē- (prefix) without, apart
Example Sentences
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But they also encounter an authoritarian society, Ba Sing Se, where a shadow government maintains control over its population by censoring free expression.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The soups, salads, pizzas and other menu offerings are created by chef Kim Floresca, who came to Goop after working at restaurants like Per Se and El Bulli.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Building on this, the researchers explored whether adding NAC or Se to the diet could counteract those effects.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
Se Youn “Steve” Kim, 41, and his identical twin brother, Hee Youn “Ted” Kim, 41, were arrested Thursday morning by federal authorities and pleaded not guilty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
I was an empty house with a sign in front, Se Vende, For Sale.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Launched in February, the fund owns big European industrials and defense suppliers such as Rhinemetall AG, BAE Systems PLC, Airbus SE, and Safran SA.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Morgan SE systematically failed to submit suspicious activity reports in a timely manner in the period from October 2021 through September 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
It will launch in the UK for £599, which is £200 less than the iPhone 16 - but more than double what the original iPhone SE went for when it launched in 2016.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
Its name is clearly a nod to its iPhone SE series, which were released from 2016 to 2022, and similarly priced significantly lower.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
A second fork of animated lightning sliced across the screen, there was a swirl of clouds, and then in burning red the letters SE, the logo of Sayle Enterprises.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
‘We might still have a chance. Mr Kulagin’s injury is not se- vere, it is the third shot coming up already, and Mr Shaw-Asquith may declare satisfaction afterwards.’
From The Verge ● Jun. 17, 2018
Says Reeves: "So far, this is the most accurate computer- generated se- quence that demonstrates the interaction between waves and the beach."
From Time Magazine Archive
Angela found the se- quined spectacles, wiped off the wet, crystalline mess, and placed them on her partner's nose.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
March 27-—Now that Im starting to have those dreams and remembiring Prof Nemur says I got to go to theripy se- sions with Dr Strauss.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
“Matilde, we never laughed together as teenagers or told each other se- crets or talked about crushes on guys.”
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
“We have an eternal debt to them that has never been paid. Sí se puede.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
They didn’t eliminate it per se, but they turned it into a pro forma, symbolic chamber.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
This is not an insurance policy, per se, it’s an optional agreement that waives your financial responsibility if the rental car is damaged or stolen.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
“To make a comparison between events isn’t per se disqualifying. On the contrary, it creates connections,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
She leans forward and whispers one of her favorite sayings: “Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.”
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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