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The phrase "a mark of separation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that indicates a distinction or division between two or more entities or concepts.
Example: "The use of a comma in the sentence serves as a mark of separation between the independent clauses."
Alternatives: "a sign of division" or "an indicator of distinction".
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First, the veil (especially the burqa and niqab) shows a refusal by Muslims to integrate into broader society; Britain's Tony Blair called it a "mark of separation".
In 2007 he said Muslim women in the west should not wear the niqab, or full-face veil, saying: "The veil is now a mark of separation, segregation and defiance against mainstream British culture.
Muslim dress can indeed appear as a mark of separation, but racial and sectarian discrimination surely counts far more and bans on religious clothing are likely to aggravate it.
Tony Blair, then the prime minister, called the full-face veil "a mark of separation," contradicting the vaunted strivings of a society that, for decades, sought to place ethnic and religious diversity ahead of enforced integration.
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Sleeping in became a mark of prestige.
a Marking of bony window.
The appearance of The Matrix and Keanu Reeves (who once played Johnny Mnemonic) made me wonder whether the digitally manipulated image, the whiplash pan, will mark a truer point of separation.
They have had a stormy marriage marked by years of separation but finally a firm political alliance.
"There isn't a wall of separation.
"There was a loss of separation.
But she also faces a year of separation anxiety.
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