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isolate

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


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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

He can stay wide and isolate a full-back, attack the space behind a defence or drift inside and combine with Barcelona's other forwards.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will step up efforts to isolate Iran economically as he hosts G20 counterparts this week, a US official said Thursday, in a gathering clouded by war and trade tensions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

And if you do use two, they should act like parentheses to isolate a remark from the rest of the sentence.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The team examined thousands of bacterial isolates collected from the human gut, along with large amounts of metagenomic data from people in multiple countries and across different age and health groups.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

While Mr. Graham-Dixon isolates the technical from the theological, Mr. Weber integrated the “optical and iconographic” aspects of Vermeer’s life and work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

By operating as a separate entity, GenCo isolates the cost of new growth to data centers, according to NiSource.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

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

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

For many Indigenous Papuans, the disappearance of the glacier is not an isolated event.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The friendless and isolated Victoria “passed long hours alone with her dolls,” Woodham-Smith writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

This edition also touches on ideas around the impact of big corporations on small communities, which brought added relevance to the setting of an isolated seaside town.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Osinski was skeptical at first, but the possibility was intriguing enough that he organized an expedition to the isolated location in October 2025.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Open, isolated countryside waited for him on the other side of the bridge.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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

These include rapid diagnosis, isolating infected patients, tracing people who may have been exposed, strengthening infection control, and providing supportive medical care.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

For some it can be an isolating experience.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

“It can be isolating if you’re the only Latino on a set,” Guido shared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

It was a tremendous breakthrough, therefore, when, after years of effort, chemists of the Agriculture Department recently succeeded in isolating the attractant.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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