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isolationist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃə nɪst, ˌɪs ə- /


NOUN
nonaligned nation
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And yet, as a self-described isolationist, said résumé might not exist if he were left to his own devices.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

“We can’t be completely isolationist but sometimes you have to stay within your own home.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

The United States, traditionally isolationist and safely sheltered by two vast oceans, had emerged from World War Two as the leader of the free world.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2025

"That's the most alienating, arrogant isolationist attitude I've ever heard," Paul Trump said.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn




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