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isolation

[ahy-suh-ley-shuhn, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪs ə- /


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If it was all trouble and strife, depression and anxiety, push and pull, cooking and cleaning, loneliness and isolation, you would never stay in this relationship.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

But he said the situation on the ground would indicate levels of isolation are currently on the lower end.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Ending work with his label and group, the rapper left for Europe where he made wine, licked his wounds and worked on music in isolation.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

By any measure, social isolation in America is on the rise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Even if the risk of infection is low, isolation is the foundation of all treatment, and separation from society is required by law.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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