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isolate

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


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Rights group Amnesty International urged countries to "resist" the move, saying the sanctions were "designed to isolate and ultimately destroy" the court.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

By keeping their diets identical, the researchers could more clearly isolate the effects of exercise.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Other parts of the Ukrainian armed forces are using a similar approach to strike logistics and isolate Russian soldiers at the front, reduce Ukrainian casualties, thwart Russian advances and intercept drones, among other key functions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

“You will be in combat, but perhaps not always on the front line. If one can even isolate a front line in this type of war,” says Plutarch.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

I tried to make the point, when I began the book, that the people who were involved with chatbots were social isolates.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Each successful mission further isolates Russians at the front.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

To identify these enzymes, the research team used a technique that isolates proteins physically attached to chromatin, the natural packaging of DNA in human cells.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 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 we isolated only the mitochondria and added RNA, we still saw mitochondrial damage," said Dr. Djamal Brahim Belhaouari, the study's first author.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Kenya has isolated 134 people after a man who flew into Nairobi from Congo died of Ebola, with eight of those isolated testing positive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Police described it as an isolated incident with the motive under investigation by the counter-terrorism team.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

They landed in a Laurel Canyon house with views, but she felt isolated in the hills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

This typically occurs when animals are isolated from each other by a physical barrier or another permanent form of isolation, ultimately leading to reproductive incompatibility.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

MarketWatch looked at isolating just the days when oil prices rose a lot to see its effect on stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

"The lack of support feels isolating," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

There was a real appeal in his noisy voice, as if Ginnie, by her answer, could save him from some particularly isolating form of pioneering.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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