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isolationist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃə nɪst, ˌɪs ə- /


NOUN
nonaligned nation
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Once the war was on, the isolationist movement was largely dead and buried — and stayed that way for almost 75 years.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

“We can’t be completely isolationist but sometimes you have to stay within your own home.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

"The US is going into a more isolationist policy stance, raising tariffs, trying to provide more effective protection to US manufacturing," says Mr Oganes.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Their only potential rivals were the lumbering, isolationist United States of North America and the newly awakened Island Kingdom of Japan.

From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott




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