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insulate

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


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Then there’s its unique geography, which has often helped insulate it from security risks and external threats.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

The electrification target unveiled in Bonn was "a flagship initiative" of COP31 that could respond to this crisis and help insulate economies from fossil fuel price shocks, the Turkish conference organisers said in a statement.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Their earlier efforts to insulate themselves from such strikes failed, stoking Arab enmity toward Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Both Utako and Fuki chase after human connections fraught with danger, each trying to insulate themselves from the tragedy waiting at home.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

I could stay and help protect Oak, help insulate him from Madoc’s influence.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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

America’s status as an energy exporter, thanks to ample supplies of shale gas and oil, insulates the U.S. from energy-price shocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 19, 2026

"Investors and global central banks have... favoured gold as their reserve currency of choice, which they believe insulates them from US policy dependence," says Wall.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

Myelin is often likened to the plastic coating around electrical wires—it insulates the neural circuits, making them about a hundred times faster than unmyelinated circuits.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

“In addition, the physical nature of these experiences should be insulated from AI disruption relative to other services offerings.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Its walls, made in a Tijuana factory, consist of plywood panels insulated with foam.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Humphrey’s Executor held that Congress could establish “independent” agencies, whose officers were substantially insulated from presidential removal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Now, at 80-years-old in his second term, he remains largely insulated from sustained scrutiny about his health.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

Opposite the stage was the glassed-in control room, sound- insulated from the rest of the studio.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

These entities are typically aimed at insulating the parent company from the risks and liabilities of a speculative investment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The same research found, external that women also have a higher core body temperature and body fat percentage than men, which acts like an extra insulating layer.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Cook “are almost comically irreconcilable as a matter of logic,” argues Mark in a piece that explains how the justices simultaneously expanded executive power while insulating the one agency it appears to truly value.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

The transaction, announced on Monday, puts the oil giant on track to produce steady cash flows for years, insulating it from the boom-and-bust nature of oil and gas.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

He told the crowd that he had not come as a representative of Operation Breakthrough, insulating the organization from what he was about to say.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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