in a vacuum
idiom
: separated from outside events or influences
The group was operating in a vacuum, cut off from the rest of the world.
The city's riots did not happen in a vacuum. They were caused by recent political events.
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The second obvious caveat about this exercise is that no decision is made in a vacuum.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Ethical Challenges: Navigating the Complexity of AI Raghavan Lakshmana confronts the intricate ethical challenges of AI development by emphasizing that true innovation cannot occur in a vacuum of technical prowess alone.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Private sector leaders also need to step up not by collecting data in a vacuum, but by creating ecosystems in which intelligence flows freely and successes are shared.
—Sandro Shubladze, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
If anything, most prefer playing in a vacuum, hence the golf etiquette.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Ethical Challenges: Navigating the Complexity of AI Raghavan Lakshmana confronts the intricate ethical challenges of AI development by emphasizing that true innovation cannot occur in a vacuum of technical prowess alone.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Private sector leaders also need to step up not by collecting data in a vacuum, but by creating ecosystems in which intelligence flows freely and successes are shared.
—Sandro Shubladze, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
If anything, most prefer playing in a vacuum, hence the golf etiquette.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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“In a vacuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20vacuum. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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