in isolation

phrase

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

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Over the next decade, the leading organizations will be those that stop managing the first stage in isolation and start engineering all five, because the answer for their category is being written right now, with them in it or without them. Meghna Deshraj, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Cold plunge tubs, saunas and red light beds are increasingly combined with neurostimulation devices, massage guns and vibration plates rather than used in isolation. Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 Mozeliak said the Angels should not consider a trade proposal in isolation, without considering how to flex their major-market muscles to fill whatever hole a trade might create. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 And the beauty of this country is that every person has the power—small in isolation but much greater in the aggregate—to make change. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in isolation

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“In isolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20isolation. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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