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insulate

[in-suh-leyt, ins-yuh-] / ˈɪn səˌleɪt, ˈɪns jə- /


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A huge wrinkle is that larger cities and metro areas benefit from economies of scale that help insulate them: they can afford dedicated OT security staff and redundant control systems.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

The suit is an attempt to insulate Paramount from those costs, which it says will only accrue because of the ongoing legal action.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

“We have to to be able to manage, we have to be able to insulate as much as we can, and then we have to be able to lead with conversation,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

David Lawrence, of the Centre for British Progress think tank, puts it plainly: we don't tell people to insulate their homes in winter and then skip the radiators.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“This will insulate you from the cold,” she said.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The New Civil Liberties Alliance petitioned the agency in 2023 to rescind the policy because it violates the First Amendment, unlawfully insulates the agency from criticism, and exceeds the agency’s authority.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

She’s looking into options like a cover that insulates the water, hybrid heaters and new electric heating models.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

The historical record here may show that being a lame duck insulates a Fed chair from political pressures.

From MarketWatch Feb. 19, 2026

It insulates the water in winter while allowing it to melt in summer, Siebach said.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2026

They bought a parka made of reindeer skin, because reindeer hair is hollow and insulates well; and the hood was lined with wolverine fur, because that sheds the ice that forms when you breathe.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Analysts say the group's Chinese patronage and business ties have allowed Wa State to remain relatively insulated from the civil war consuming the rest of Myanmar since a 2021 military coup.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

I also know how much luck lives inside that sentence, and that not everyone who loves this game gets to be insulated the way I was.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

They have savings, are relatively insulated from economic swings and, most valuable to a restaurant chain, prefer the familiar to the trendy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

I would imagine she knows that no single outcome is guaranteed and there is no way to live a life totally insulated from regret or misstep.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The plutonium is inside a bunch of pellets, each one sealed and insulated to prevent radiation leakage, even if the outer container is breached.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

But Apple’s “go-slow” strategy comes in handy on days when investor concerns about AI overspending flare up, insulating the stock from downturns that hit the semiconductor space.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Myelin acts much like the insulating material around an electrical cable.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

These manmade chemicals are stable, resistant to extreme temperatures and pressures and have insulating properties.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Legal experts said any claim by Hearn could be complicated by the grand jury indictment against him, which the Justice Department could point to as insulating its decision to bring a prosecution.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Nor did the English regard the Dawnland wetu as primitive; its multiple layers of mats, which trapped insulating layers of air, were “warmer than our English houses,” sighed the colonist William Wood.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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