quarantine
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South Carolina has reported around 670 cases of the virus that have forced hundreds to quarantine or isolate.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
They started quarantine in Houston last month and will continue that as they await the green light for the Artemis 2 lunar mission that's been plagued by technological difficulties and delays.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
But with no money for quarantine or medications, there isn’t much they can do, so they expect the outbreak to get worse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
U.S. forces chased down an oil tanker fleeing the quarantine around Venezuela all the way to the Indian Ocean, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday, a monthlong pursuit that ended in the ship’s capture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
They just had to hope that the people in town during the quarantine were tired enough of the mine’s choke hold on them to go along with the scheme.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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