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isolate

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


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Hernandez's parents allege that these people "enabled Burke to isolate" Rivas Hernandez and facilitated his travel, housing and security.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

The lawsuit alleges that others “enabled Burke to isolate the decedent” and “facilitated” his travel, housing and security.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Treasury yields are little changed in early European trade as investors weigh prospects of the Treasury buying back more long-dated bonds and the government’s measures designed to isolate Iran economically.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is aiming to isolate Tehran further from the global financial system.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

“The first thing we must do is isolate the half-blood Thalia. The monster we seek will then come to her.”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

Each successful mission further isolates Russians at the front.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The latest research isolates the role of CSE itself.

From Science Daily Apr. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

Using an SPV, he said, not only keeps the debt separate but also isolates the risk of a particular project.

From Barron's Nov. 3, 2025

A waist-high barrier isolates it from the rest of the space.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Differences were even seen between the Iriomote cat and the Tsushima leopard cat, two geographically isolated forms of the leopard cat found in Japan.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

In July, OpenAI disclosed that AI systems being tested for cybersecurity capabilities had found their way outside a supposedly isolated environment and accessed systems belonging to Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The line was attacked across both the Riyadh and Madinah regions from drones launched from Iraq, creating more operational challenges versus an isolated strike, Shah said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

And despite the bloodshed, it was a gamble that paid off, reaping countless benefits for the isolated and impoverished country, transforming both its economic and military fortunes.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The takeover of Attica by inmates allowed the country to learn about cruel practices within prisons such as solitary confinement, where inmates are isolated in a small confined space for weeks or months.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

He described the months since the complaint became public as “painful” and isolating.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

For some it can be an isolating experience.

From BBC Aug. 15, 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

If this sheet was not necessary as far as she was concerned, then she could remove it, for it was clear enough that Gregor could not derive any pleasure from isolating himself away so completely.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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