insular

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“It’s kind of an investor mind-set—you see failure everywhere all of the time, whereas maybe inside a firm you can have an insular view.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

One can see the attraction for writers: the insular setting, the acceptance of eccentricity, the entrenchment of the otherwise unemployable, and the ease by which one can lampoon social trends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

From a scientific perspective, warm social contact activates specialised C-tactile afferents and temperature-sensitive pathways that send signals to the insular cortex.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

But the narrative also shines a crucial spotlight on L.A.’s Asian American community and its sometimes insular approach to handling emotional trauma, particularly mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

She paused, thinking of their lonely house on top of the hill, her basement bedroom, her parents’ insular lives.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee