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isolate

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


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He can stay wide and isolate a full-back, attack the space behind a defence or drift inside and combine with Barcelona's other forwards.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is launching a new campaign to isolate the Iranian regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is aiming to isolate Tehran further from the global financial system.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

"That allowed us to isolate the effect of the warming rate alone, independent of how warm it eventually gets."

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

“Whatever this mystery monster is, the General said it would come for you. They wanted to isolate you from the group, so the monster will appear and battle you one-on-one. “He said that?”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

Turning liquid whey into premium protein concentrates and isolates takes multimillion-dollar ultrafiltration systems and drying towers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 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

"We want to build a care system that supports them, not isolates them."

From BBC Aug. 18, 2025

In a city that frequently isolates people into their car-shaped boxes, Evans believes that spying a relatable sticker can remind people of their shared humanity.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2025

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

Detectives are treating the incident as an isolated event.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

It has in the past blamed individual employees for isolated attempts to obtain other companies’ technology, according to court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

“The scale and the systematic nature of the looting demonstrates this is no longer an isolated or opportunistic case,” he said, “but rather a broader illicit trade taking Sudan’s cultural identity and historical legacy.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

After the second World War, Enver Hoxha ushered in a severely isolated and repressive Communist regime.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

It was a Garden of Eden of a hellish sort: isolated, untouched, parched, and rocky—turds of congealed lava overrun by “hideous iguanas,” tortoises, and birds.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new campaign called “Operation Economic Outcast” aimed at isolating the Iranian regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

He described the months since the complaint became public as “painful” and isolating.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

For some it can be an isolating experience.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

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 was an odd slant, since at that point Bobby had no intention of isolating himself or turning down money; he was just tending to personal matters that he’d neglected for years.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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