isolate
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will step up efforts to isolate Iran economically as he hosts G20 counterparts this week, a US official said Thursday, in a gathering clouded by war and trade tensions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The slew of new measures is an effort to isolate Iran economically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Flowers has always been careful to isolate his family from the effects of fame.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It’s kind of sad to be like: When we get older, we all have to isolate and not be as close,” says Stewart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Let’s take a look, shall we? Poultry by-product meal, soy protein isolate, corn gluten meal, soy flour...”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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
The latest research isolates the role of CSE itself.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026
This isolates the ethylene, resulting in a highly pure product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
“The Outrun” was shot in 2022 in London and the Orkney Islands, including the remote community of Papay, where Rona isolates herself in a cottage in the middle of winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024
This isolates the bedroom, with me in it, from the rest of the rover.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
It has in the past blamed individual employees for isolated attempts to obtain other companies’ technology, according to court filings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
After the second World War, Enver Hoxha ushered in a severely isolated and repressive Communist regime.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
He said it was being treated as an isolated incident and urged people not to share "unconfirmed and speculative" claims online.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The United Nations warned Thursday of the immense challenge of reaching Nepal flood survivors, with destroyed roads forcing aid workers to consider using cargo drones and porters to reach isolated Himalayan communities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
And then this money came only to me: not to me and a rejoicing family, but to my isolated self.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new campaign called “Operation Economic Outcast” aimed at isolating the Iranian regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He described the months since the complaint became public as “painful” and isolating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
It can be an isolating experience because people worry about facing judgement from others, she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Yet geek and nerd culture is continuously denounced as isolating, addictive, and, now, even murderous.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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