isolate
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Traditional confocal microscopes use a small opening called a pinhole and a single detector to isolate light from a selected area.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Aggregate figures cannot isolate Maia’s contribution, so management’s explanation of infrastructure costs and product mix will matter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
She told the programme staff naturally want to isolate sick patients but were unable to do so due to "completely stowed out" waiting rooms.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Rights group Amnesty International urged countries to "resist" the move, saying the sanctions were "designed to isolate and ultimately destroy" the court.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
He argued that Fort Detrick was closer to the outbreak than was the C.D.C., in Atlanta, and therefore it was appropriate for the Army to have the samples and try to isolate the virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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I tried to make the point, when I began the book, that the people who were involved with chatbots were social isolates.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
The team examined thousands of bacterial isolates collected from the human gut, along with large amounts of metagenomic data from people in multiple countries and across different age and health groups.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
While Mr. Graham-Dixon isolates the technical from the theological, Mr. Weber integrated the “optical and iconographic” aspects of Vermeer’s life and work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
This isolates the bedroom, with me in it, from the rest of the rover.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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“This is an isolated situation involving the franchisee and does not affect Bloomin’ Brands’ corporate operations, financing, or liquidity,” Bloomin’ Brands spokesperson Elizabeth Daly said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The study had several strengths, including its carefully controlled feeding approach, two parallel comparison groups, and emphasis on whole fruits rather than isolated nutrients or supplements.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Chan added that once on the ground, the plane is generally "taken to an isolated stand, passengers are disembarked, and police and bomb disposal teams search it".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
"These are not isolated incidents, and of course, we have to be collectively resilient and prepared for such cyber incidents."
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
People can move across the globe at unimagined velocity, connecting places that were once isolated.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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MarketWatch looked at isolating just the days when oil prices rose a lot to see its effect on stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
"The lack of support feels isolating," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
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
If this sheet was not necessary as far as she was concerned, then she could remove it, for it was clear enough that Gregor could not derive any pleasure from isolating himself away so completely.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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