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isolate

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


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"With my friends, I tend to either overshare and regret it, or isolate myself from them and regret it."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Traditional laboratory methods can isolate and identify peptides, but the process can produce enormous amounts of data.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Travelers from Ebola-affected regions are barred from entering rebel-held areas or must isolate for three weeks, according to aid workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

They directed consumers to isolate the plant immediately, keep it in the original pot away from other plants and out of the trash or compost.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The first step would be to isolate the bouts in question: those fought on a tournament’s final day between a wrestler on the bubble and a wrestler who has already secured his eighth win.

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

Each successful mission further isolates Russians at the front.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 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

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

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

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

This isolates the bedroom, with me in it, from the rest of the rover.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

And the Marines might struggle to get large numbers of FPV drones to isolated island outposts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Nicaragua, diplomatically isolated within the Americas, withdrew from the OAS in November 2023.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Becker said he’s focused on evidence of price gouging in California specifically, where a small handful of refineries serve a relatively isolated market with limited alternatives for sourcing fuel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Encouraged by the discovery, we turned our attention to a more isolated area near Mt.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

They would all be isolated from each other, each thinking it was alone.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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

The incidents show that the AI companies need to have stronger, industrywide standards for isolating their systems during cyber testing, said Alex Stamos, chief product officer with the cybersecurity company Corridor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

“Grief is really isolating, especially child loss, because very few people lose their children,” Ferrante told me, adding that her relationship with the father ended two months after Ysa’s funeral.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

It can be an isolating experience because people worry about facing judgement from others, she says.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

If this sheet was not necessary as far as she was concerned, then she could remove it, for it was clear enough that Gregor could not derive any pleasure from isolating himself away so completely.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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