isolate
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When illnesses emerge onboard cruise ships, operators may isolate sick passengers, intensify cleaning routines and even collect samples for testing when in port.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Although none of the remaining Britons are currently displaying symptoms, they will be asked to isolate upon their return home.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The WHO says passengers are being asked to isolate in their cabins while disinfection and other measures are being taken.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
South Carolina has reported around 670 cases of the virus that have forced hundreds to quarantine or isolate.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Pomp is a fellow given to dreams, and did not much mind his tedious days nor his isolate, swampy environs.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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