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insularity

[in-suh--lar-i-tee, ins-yuh-] / ˌɪn sə ˈlær ɪ ti, ˈɪns yə- /
NOUN
narrowness
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Despite their insularity, Thompson’s works offer a reportorial curiosity of the world and a generosity toward working people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"Such wanton destruction of the German cultural scene, such self-inflicted insularity, must not be allowed to happen," it said.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

For a long time, that insularity protected winning intellectual property.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Canada, alas, does not enjoy the same insularity from the U.S. economy.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

It is true that America's island is a continent; but this superiority in size has only resulted in producing more kinds of insularity than in England.

From The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations by Robinson, Harry Perry




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