isolate
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Traditional laboratory methods can isolate and identify peptides, but the process can produce enormous amounts of data.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
The incubation period of Ebola ranges from two to 21 days and the humanitarian worker will be required to isolate throughout.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
They directed consumers to isolate the plant immediately, keep it in the original pot away from other plants and out of the trash or compost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Many analysts don’t even attempt to isolate the specific depreciation of AI equipment, and instead lump it into a broad D&A estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
I pondered, staring, trying to isolate the change.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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
This isolates the bedroom, with me in it, from the rest of the rover.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
“When workers feel isolated, they don’t build community. The first step of of fighting back is getting to know each other, getting to talk to each other.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
OL is a tetracyclic triterpenoid isolated from Phellodendri cortex.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bertha was expected to produce 2 to 4 inches of rainfall, with isolated totals around 6 inches, through Thursday, from western Florida into southern Louisiana, making flash flooding possible especially in urban areas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Chile's disaster response service, Senapred, said the extreme weather has left thousands affected, with more than 99,000 people isolated and several people missing nationwide.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
They would all be isolated from each other, each thinking it was alone.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
“Grief is really isolating, especially child loss, because very few people lose their children,” Ferrante told me, adding that her relationship with the father ended two months after Ysa’s funeral.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
It can be an isolating experience because people worry about facing judgement from others, she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“It can be isolating if you’re the only Latino on a set,” Guido shared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
A monthslong internet blackout has severely disrupted online commerce, further isolating the youth demographic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
High priests in journalism and culture are fond of fussing that the Internet is dislocating, isolating, dangerous.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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