isolate
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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
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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
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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
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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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