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isolation

[ahy-suh-ley-shuhn, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪs ə- /


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Loneliness and social isolation are often considered important risk factors for dementia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Speaking during an Easter Vigil on Saturday, the pontiff called for "a new world of peace and unity" and decried the divisions created by "war, injustice and the isolation of peoples and nations".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

More than 50 years ago, the Apollo astronauts also experienced the isolation brought by a loss of signal during their missions to the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The company has historically fetishized refinement, isolation and effortlessness—summed up in the company’s favorite word, “waftability.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Because chemists for so long worked in isolation, conventions were slow to emerge.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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