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isolate

[ahy-suh-leyt, ahy-suh-lit, -leyt] / ˈaɪ səˌleɪt, ˈaɪ sə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /


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"Nearly all trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months," it said.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

That helps isolate the specific impacts of the GI Bill, the landmark 1944 law that effectively provided free college to millions of returning U.S. servicemen.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Cutting off gay teenagers, say, from finding likeminded people in their age group could isolate them.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

He estimates that one kilogram of the protein beads could theoretically capture and isolate about 100 grams of CO2 during a single operating cycle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Of course it made sense to isolate people from each other if you were going to treat them like this!

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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