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isolation

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


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However, thousands of years of genetic isolation have made the island pine a distinct subspecies, according to the National Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

And if we put screening, people will be identified as suspect cases, and we will have to send them away to the isolation that’s hundreds of kilometers away,’ ” Newport said.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The author, who is based in the United Kingdom, became interested in the subject during the isolation of the Covid-19 lockdown and created a podcast, “Relatively,” in which she engages sibling dyads in conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The proposed 50-bed isolation centre is to be staffed by US medics and is intended to treat Americans affected by the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

With a growing sense of isolation, he answered the question: NO.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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