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: apart from others : separately The researchers work in isolation. Their culture developed in isolation from the rest of the world.

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“In isolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20isolation. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.

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