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isolation

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


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Users were plunged into their own sleepless, tormented isolation and symptoms of profound mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Their biocontainment units are essentially high-security wards inside hospitals, built to manage diseases that require strict isolation and specialized care.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

An initial 72-hour hospital isolation period is due to end on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

A large return in isolation should actually make you suspicious.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Then they made an unwelcome discovery: the two valves that needed to be open to allow cooled water to flow from the isolation condenser back into the reactor of unit 1 were closed.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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