insular
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Like any insular organization—police unions, the military—the judiciary won’t raise its standards without outside oversight.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Japanese chip makers became too insular, said Koike, and should have teamed up with U.S. firms to stay competitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
“It’s kind of an investor mind-set—you see failure everywhere all of the time, whereas maybe inside a firm you can have an insular view.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
One can see the attraction for writers: the insular setting, the acceptance of eccentricity, the entrenchment of the otherwise unemployable, and the ease by which one can lampoon social trends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The new paradigm of collaborative research pursued in the ramshackle Rad Lab surprised visitors bred in the insular working style still prevalent in academia.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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