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isolate

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


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"When we're able to maintain the same body weight and observe what happened in the body, we can directly isolate what physical exercise contributed to before weight loss," Moura explains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Carriages on two affected trains were locked to isolate passenger areas from the cabs, said Southeastern, which operates services in Kent, East Sussex and Greater London.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Other parts of the Ukrainian armed forces are using a similar approach to strike logistics and isolate Russian soldiers at the front, reduce Ukrainian casualties, thwart Russian advances and intercept drones, among other key functions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

While the brief looked at a variety of economic outcomes — including employment, wages and general inflation — looking at rental conditions alone can help isolate how housing markets spill over into people’s everyday lives.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Colored was a concept created during the apartheid era to further isolate the races—coloreds received more privileges than blacks did.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

I tried to make the point, when I began the book, that the people who were involved with chatbots were social isolates.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

Each successful mission further isolates Russians at the front.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

By operating as a separate entity, GenCo isolates the cost of new growth to data centers, according to NiSource.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

The latest research isolates the role of CSE itself.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026

This is how he isolates the true impact of that single switch on the sprawling circuit board.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

According to a 2023 report, about half of U.S. adults experience loneliness, while nearly as many are socially isolated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

“It is equally important to recognize that the circumstances surrounding each in-custody death are complex and cannot be evaluated through isolated events alone,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

"Since Carter’s death, I feel paranoid and isolated."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Assistant Chief Constable Peter Gardner said Burgess was in his own room, isolated from residents and posed no risk.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Were the Australian extinction an isolated event, we could grant humans the benefit of the doubt.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

MarketWatch looked at isolating just the days when oil prices rose a lot to see its effect on stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Fox treated the disclosure as a fireable offense, cutting Bartiromo loose after over 12 years, isolating her from her own staff in her final weeks and firing her executive producer alongside her.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The setup made it possible to recreate extreme conditions that ordinary solid materials cannot reach while isolating the effects of particle collisions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

"Decisions of state are not made by one person alone, and they cannot be judged honestly by isolating one moment from the whole crisis," she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

It was a tremendous breakthrough, therefore, when, after years of effort, chemists of the Agriculture Department recently succeeded in isolating the attractant.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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