quarantine

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When filming resumed, due to the 14-day quarantine requirement, back-to-back seasons were shot and the format was shortened from 39 days to 26.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It needs relief from the oil quarantine and from U.S. restrictions on foreign investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

US officials said the ship - named Aquila II - was operating in defiance of a US "quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The Artemis 2 astronauts had been in quarantine in Houston, but were released following the delay.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

These local monopolies are reinforced by the Japanese government, which obstructs the import of foreign processed food by imposing a 10-day quarantine, among other restrictions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond