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quarantine

[kwawr-uhn-teen, kwor-, kwawr-uhn-teen, kwor-] / ˈkwɔr ənˌtin, ˈkwɒr-, ˌkwɔr ənˈtin, ˌkwɒr- /




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The Quarantine Unit is the only one of its kind in the country, but it doesn’t have the same intense protocols as the Biocontainment Unit.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Rosmarin and 14 other American passengers arrived Monday morning at the National Quarantine Unit, part of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the only federally funded such unit in the US.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The American cruise ship passengers will be quarantined at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s National Quarantine Unit, the center said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The Season 1 standalone "A Dark Quiet Death" is one of the most beautifully executed half-hours in recent television history, and the "Quarantine" episode remains a masterpiece of early Covid era inventiveness.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

Quarantine and massive chemical campaigns are only extremely expensive ways of buying time.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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