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insulate

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


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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

The suit is an attempt to insulate Paramount from those costs, which it says will only accrue because of the ongoing legal action.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Economists and policymakers widely agree that it is critical for the Fed to be independent from politics—a longstanding principle intended to insulate interest-rate policy from short-term thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

David Lawrence, of the Centre for British Progress think tank, puts it plainly: we don't tell people to insulate their homes in winter and then skip the radiators.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Instead of living in concert with the land, instead of relying on the country for sustenance as the natives did, he attempted to insulate himself from the northern environment with ill-suited military tools and traditions.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

To the extent AI insulates us from struggle—wrestling with new ideas, negotiating with other people, inventing bedtime stories for our children—something vital will be lost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

It insulates the water in winter while allowing it to melt in summer, Siebach said.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

They bought a parka made of reindeer skin, because reindeer hair is hollow and insulates well; and the hood was lined with wolverine fur, because that sheds the ice that forms when you breathe.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

"But this incident reportedly includes personal data such as home addresses and contact information, which could expose family members who are normally insulated from the threats associated with such a career," McPherson says.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

He said real-world experiences like casino visits or shows remain more insulated from AI, for now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Analysts say the group's Chinese patronage and business ties have allowed Wa State to remain relatively insulated from the civil war consuming the rest of Myanmar since a 2021 military coup.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

I also know how much luck lives inside that sentence, and that not everyone who loves this game gets to be insulated the way I was.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

As a result, remote India was insulated from the rise of Christianity and the fall of Rome in the fourth and fifth centuries AD.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

People on low incomes may also be eligible for grants to help with insulating their homes, and there are local schemes offering grants for solar panels, heat pumps and the like.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Westinghouse has since focused more on its core business—making nuclear fuel, refueling reactors and maintaining many of the world’s nuclear power plants—while insulating itself from civil construction risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

As the atmosphere became drier, that insulating effect weakened, and temperatures dropped further.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

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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