in isolation

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There is a kind of professional politeness that demands we discuss each case in isolation so no one has to say aloud what the cumulative pattern reveals.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

The research team stressed that eggs should be part of an overall healthy eating pattern rather than viewed in isolation.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

As others fell ill, passengers and crew have been in isolation after Cape Verde authorities barred the ship from docking.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Each example here felt to me like straws in the wind – easily dismissed in isolation but alongside everything else an indicator of the prime minister's declining authority.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Its safety in isolation came to an end in 1853, when the visit of Commodore Perry’s U.S. fleet bristling with cannons convinced Japan of its need to resume gun manufacture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond