separate incident

collocation in English

meaningsofseparateandincident

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separate
adjective
uk
/ˈsep.ər.ət/us
/ˈsep.ɚ.ət/
existing or happening independently or in a different ...
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incident
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/us
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
an event that is either unpleasant ...
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(Definition ofseparateandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thatseparateincidenthas been linked, misleadingly, with the general policy.
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Occasionally several neighbouring local authorities have reported oil ashore, subsequently established as having come from a common source: each such report is recorded as aseparateincident.
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In aseparateincidentfour years before, watered-down milk had resulted in 13 infant deaths from malnutrition.
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In aseparateincident, a woman rammed her car into a crowd of protesters, but drove away before she could be arrested.
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Musto was also charged with accepting $3,000 from another unnamed individual in aseparateincident.
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In aseparateincident, eight people were lost at sea.
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In aseparateincident, a car was discovered parked on the 8th green with two occupants inside and the motor running.
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Another was wounded in aseparateincident.
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Hevesi would later resign over aseparateincidentafter he pled guilty to a defrauding the government.
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Another has had broken ribs in four separate incidents.
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Five separate incidents happened in that accident.
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There were two separate incidents on the day in question.
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The association referred to 251 separate incidents in which 36,000 members of the public were involved and over 2,000 arrests were made.
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There have been several separate incidents, and they all represent tragedies for the families involved.
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A total of 15 passports have been reported lost in three separate incidents from passport offices between 1998 and 2002.
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Of the total figure for the year 2000–01 of £151,603.48 (listed in the table), £129,000 resulted from four separate incidents of theft.
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Seven fishermen have lost their lives this week, in two separate incidents.
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In 1984 alone, in four separate incidents, he lost 47 hives of bees.
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The armed forces have engaged in gunfire in 73 separate incidents in 1984.
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