in isolation
idiom
: apart from others : separately
The researchers work in isolation.
Their culture developed in isolation from the rest of the world.
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Any entrepreneur hearing those words, in isolation, would have been delighted.
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Ian King, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
According to the news agency, the 29-year-old had been unable to hold down a job, spent long stretches of time in isolation and took cross-country drives that lasted weeks.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Before Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, no single Meta platform was considered dominant when assessed in isolation or within a regional framework.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
Each individual decision to favor capital over labor, imports over production, or global supply chains over domestic resilience may seem compelling and rational in isolation.
—Z. John Zhang, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Ian King, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
According to the news agency, the 29-year-old had been unable to hold down a job, spent long stretches of time in isolation and took cross-country drives that lasted weeks.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Before Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, no single Meta platform was considered dominant when assessed in isolation or within a regional framework.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
Each individual decision to favor capital over labor, imports over production, or global supply chains over domestic resilience may seem compelling and rational in isolation.
—Z. John Zhang, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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 13 Dec. 2025.
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