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
On Monday, Texas health authorities warned of two measles cases at the facility, prompting ICE to quarantine some people held there.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 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
He breaks into a quarantine zone, enters a house marked with a three-lined X, and reappears several minutes later.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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