quarantine
Example Sentences
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When filming resumed, due to the 14-day quarantine requirement, back-to-back seasons were shot and the format was shortened from 39 days to 26.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
It needs relief from the oil quarantine and from U.S. restrictions on foreign investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Each tortoise underwent an extensive quarantine and was microchipped for identification before their release, it said.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
The animal hospital said on social media she would be put into quarantine in a tank for a "few weeks".
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
I could also barely make out the open door of the mobile quarantine facility, our next home, and I headed for it.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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