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isolationist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-] / ˌaɪ səˈleɪ ʃə nɪst, ˌɪs ə- /


NOUN
nonaligned nation
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And yet, as a self-described isolationist, said résumé might not exist if he were left to his own devices.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Germany's foreign minister wrapped up a two-day visit to Nigeria Wednesday as Berlin moves to deepen business opportunities across Africa amid a more isolationist United States and geo-political pressure from Russia and China.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Once the war was on, the isolationist movement was largely dead and buried — and stayed that way for almost 75 years.

From Salon May 21, 2026

Sometimes he is called an isolationist, sometimes an interventionist.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2026

But gradually they came to accept Harry's isolationist ways as the norm—at least, for him.

From This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch




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