isolate

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Citizen scientists will then be encouraged to gather sediment from rooftops and gutters and use magnets, sieves, and microscopes provided by the project to isolate potential micrometeorites.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A workaround was found to isolate the batteries from the vibration, which allowed the car to run for longer.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Military strategists say that in an invasion or blockade of Taiwan, China could isolate the island nation by using mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

An A1900 separator was used to isolate the desired fragments from the many particles produced during the collision.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Learning to look like this involved learning to isolate mathematical shapes within more complex objects.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton