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isolate

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


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Traditional confocal microscopes use a small opening called a pinhole and a single detector to isolate light from a selected area.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

We could isolate someone and keep everyone else uninfected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

His spokesman said Kenya had the capacity to detect, isolate and manage suspected cases, adding that so far more than 650,000 travellers had been screened and 267 samples tested.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The key thing about invective or ad hominem attack is that it is a sort of reverse ethos appeal: the purpose is to isolate your opponent from the community.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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

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

The nucleolus isolates the rDNA which encodes the RNA portions of the ribosomes, the protein-building machinery.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

A waist-high barrier isolates it from the rest of the space.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Both were leading unconventional, isolated lives and relied on faith for solace, even joy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

All experiments were carried out in controlled laboratory settings using isolated bacterial cultures or simplified microbial communities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The ministry said the four "developed fever" and were immediately isolated ahead of being tested, which returned positive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Women who have attended the sessions say the charity, which would move online only, offers "no judgement" peer support and helps mums feel less isolated when experiencing trauma.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sacrabani was isolated from the start, a white crow in a flock of black, a grain of wheat among the rice.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Backed by child protection groups, Marquetty unsuccessfully opposed the closed-door proceedings, arguing that it was "paradoxical" for a defendant accused of isolating his victims to be tried behind closed doors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 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

It was a tremendous breakthrough, therefore, when, after years of effort, chemists of the Agriculture Department recently succeeded in isolating the attractant.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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