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isolate

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


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For example, the process often involves separating the insects by sex to isolate the males.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Researchers who have tried to isolate the performance of momentum stocks have found reliable evidence that the strategy tends to outperform over time.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

More than a dozen Americans exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship earlier this spring might soon be allowed to leave a Nebraska quarantine unit and isolate at home for three more weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Speaking to BBC World Service's Newsday, he said their plan looks at how to avoid waste, how to isolate and manage cases, and how to ensure people have "dignified funerals".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“Cyrena,” Cain says to one of the other Augurs, “stabilize Aquilla and isolate the Farrars. No one is to see them.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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