quarantine
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In the end, Price’s designer makeover came at the perfect time, concluding just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the family forced to quarantine inside the dwelling for weeks on end.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
In a news release last week from the department, a new quarantine area in San Diego County was expanded by 19 square miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
"I caught measles in the middle of 1942, and my doctor told me to spend three weeks in bed in quarantine," the 85-year-old recalled.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
President William Ruto previously said it would be "unfortunate" to refuse the request for the quarantine centre after decades of US health assistance.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Word of the miracle elixir had spread well beyond Manifest before the quarantine began.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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To be sure, screwworms can be contained through quarantines, tighter surveillance, and other methods.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The department said it had also enacted "quarantines, movement controls, and surveillance" in that area.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Before takeoff, shippers deal with complex veterinary clearances, quarantines and equine paperwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
In the fall of 1982, after two wearying years of quarantines that ultimately extended through six counties and some 3,000 square miles, California declared victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
JumboTrons, always on, regardless of power shortages, display the latest warnings about floods and quarantines.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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People with Ebola-like symptoms avoid seeking treatment, fearing they will be quarantined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the U.S. plans to transport all seven Americans to Germany, where they will likely continue to be quarantined.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Two of the exposed Californians are quarantined at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
In the meantime, he has been regularly communicating with his fiance and family, and he has messaged other passengers also quarantined in Omaha.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
“This,” I said sadly, “is why they have quarantined us here.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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In the U.S., some Americans who disembarked earlier in the trip and returned home before the outbreak had been made public are quarantining at home.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Some other countries were only quarantining people from the ship for a few days before telling them to isolate at home, the minister said.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
And many American doctors initially opposed the procedure as dangerous, medically unproven, and expensive because of physicians’ often-hefty fees and the cost of maintaining facilities for quarantining people temporarily after they were inoculated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Biden, who is quarantining after contracting Covid-19, thanked the aides and told them to "embrace" Ms Harris because "she's the best".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
Currie admitted that the illness was “strengthened by a particular construction of the atmosphere,” but he insisted that the best way to deal with it was by quarantining the sick.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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