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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

When Jersey Mike’s publicly filed its IPO paperwork this month, the company said its customers tended to be middle- and higher-income, helping insulate the business from the industry’s current difficulties.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Makhijani told an associate he took extra precautions because wanted to insulate himself from litigation and that “they were sharks in the distressed world who took advantage of people,” the affidavit stated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

The brand built minimum guarantees into the licensing contracts it negotiated, which helped insulate it from shifts in consumer demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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

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

By comparison, modern-day insulated car interiors offer aural bliss, but they’re dampening the sound of emergency sirens, law enforcement agencies maintain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

That said, Renault continues to execute well and it remains insulated from tariffs, capacity concerns and exposure to the domestic Chinese market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

One reader uses an insulated lunch bag with reusable ice packs, along with sodas, so she doesn’t have to pay vending machine prices.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

My head seems insulated with felt, like a soundproof room.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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

As transistors shrink, making this insulating layer thinner can improve electrical control.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Unlike electricity, to which AI is often compared, users don’t have to wait for a power line or the invention of capacitors, insulating materials and electric motors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

Her chicks were under her breast feathers, nestled against her brood patch; her wings were around them like insulating blankets.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George