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insulation

[in-suh-ley-shuhn, ins-yuh-] / ˌɪn səˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɪns yə- /


NOUN
an insulator
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A grandmother who paid rogue builders more than £13,000 to remove spray foam insulation from her house has said it has left her feeling "trapped" with a leaking roof which will cost £20,000 to repair.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

"Trump appears focused on preserving this truce and using the time to build insulation against dependence on China for key inputs," Ryan Hass of the Brookings Institution said.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The Lib Dems set out a series of relatively small spending proposals in their manifesto, like £100m on an emergency insulation programme, and £50m to hire an extra 2,000 pupil support assistants for schools.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

QXO QXO 3.09%increase; green up pointing triangle has agreed to acquire insulation products company TopBuild for $17 billion, marking the building products distributor’s biggest deal to date.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

When it gets too hot I detach the insulation duct-taped to the hull.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir



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