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isolationist

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


NOUN
nonaligned nation
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Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

The first concerns Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, which supports an isolationist U.S. foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

But it’s not just the isolationist moves and the potential loss of diplomatic strength and influence that worries experts and health officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

"The US is going into a more isolationist policy stance, raising tariffs, trying to provide more effective protection to US manufacturing," says Mr Oganes.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025

"That's the most alienating, arrogant isolationist attitude I've ever heard," Paul Trump said.

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