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isolate

[ahy-suh-layt, ahy-suh-lit, -layt] / ˈaɪ səˌleɪt, ˈaɪ sə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /


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Rights group Amnesty International urged countries to "resist" the move, saying the sanctions were "designed to isolate and ultimately destroy" the court.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

By keeping their diets identical, the researchers could more clearly isolate the effects of exercise.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

While the brief looked at a variety of economic outcomes — including employment, wages and general inflation — looking at rental conditions alone can help isolate how housing markets spill over into people’s everyday lives.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The U.S. in recent weeks has been trying to economically isolate Iran, which has raised the risks for any bank or crypto platforms that officials might determine are helping the regime evade the restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“She didn’t say much. When she’s hurt, she has a tendency to isolate herself,” Elle said, clicking on image after image.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

I tried to make the point, when I began the book, that the people who were involved with chatbots were social isolates.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Turning liquid whey into premium protein concentrates and isolates takes multimillion-dollar ultrafiltration systems and drying towers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

To identify these enzymes, the research team used a technique that isolates proteins physically attached to chromatin, the natural packaging of DNA in human cells.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026

Both the CQC and NHS England say there is no category that isolates private GP registrations.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

This isolates the bedroom, with me in it, from the rest of the rover.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

"But we have to take these meals to them because... they will not have somebody coming to see them during the day because they're so isolated."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The team also demonstrated that the device could successfully activate nerves in vivo, meaning within a living organism rather than only in an isolated laboratory setting.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Since Carter’s death, I feel paranoid and isolated."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“All these children that have been completely isolated and silenced during the pandemic, what’s their story?” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

She was afraid that there was nothing shared at all, that all her assumptions were wrong and that with her words she had isolated herself further, and he would think she was a fool.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

MarketWatch looked at isolating just the days when oil prices rose a lot to see its effect on stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Fox treated the disclosure as a fireable offense, cutting Bartiromo loose after over 12 years, isolating her from her own staff in her final weeks and firing her executive producer alongside her.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The setup made it possible to recreate extreme conditions that ordinary solid materials cannot reach while isolating the effects of particle collisions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

"Decisions of state are not made by one person alone, and they cannot be judged honestly by isolating one moment from the whole crisis," she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

At a time when the country is increasingly integrated racially, the rich are isolating themselves more and more.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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