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isolate

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


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She also called for more funding to help with patchy transport in the region's rural areas, which can isolate disabled people.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

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

Analysts say the US plan to isolate Iran would require unlikely cooperation from trading partner China, which has defended its cooperation with Tehran and vowed to safeguard its interests.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Today, it is well understood that the disease is not highly contagious; therefore there is no reason to isolate anyone.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

Cars pose a direct threat to pumas of the Santa Monica Mountains, and the freeway system also isolates them from other lion populations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024

This is how he isolates the true impact of that single switch on the sprawling circuit board.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Scientists cannot currently observe isolated quarks directly because quarks normally remain tightly bound together.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He had been a bit isolated from the rest of the squad at first, but it just took him some time to integrate.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lauren said frequent attacks affected her relationship and left her feeling isolated: "It was a dark time. It got to the point where I was like, 'I can't do this for another year'."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Roger del Moral, another ecologist, remembered a hike he took only four months after the eruption: “… far from any visible vegetation, I discovered an isolated, yet active ant nest.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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

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

Increasingly, the nation’s richest are spending their money on personal services or exclusive experiences and isolating themselves from the masses in ways that go beyond building gated walls.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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