insular
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He fashioned an insular and unusual corporate culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Devolution must never become an excuse for being insular", he said, adding "the very best clinical, operational and turnaround expertise" should be brought in from across the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Like any insular organization—police unions, the military—the judiciary won’t raise its standards without outside oversight.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
When you’re making something, it can feel so insular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Supreme Court—the one branch of government charged with the responsibility of protecting “discrete and insular minorities” from the excesses of majoritarian democracy and guaranteeing constitutional rights for groups deemed unpopular or subject to prejudice.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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