1
as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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2
as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
police found and sequestered several illegal weapons
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Recent Examples of sequester
Incentives survived for companies that capture carbon dioxide released during their operations and sequester it away from the atmosphere—with the per ton value of some credits actually increasing.
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Justin Worland, Time, 11 July 2025
The enterprise data needs to be properly tagged and sequestered to avoid sensitive company or client data from being exposed by the GenAI tool to the wrong employees.
—Blake Gibson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Legal expert questions why Diddy jury wasn't sequestered Attorney David S. Seltzer told Fox News Digital that in his opinion, Diddy's judge made a mistake overseeing the case, as juror issues continue to plague the federal trial as the prosecution proceeded with the 24th day of testimony.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
In the early 1950s, Blount sequestered himself in Chicago with a huge library of books on magic, the occult and Egyptology.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 11 July 2025
The enterprise data needs to be properly tagged and sequestered to avoid sensitive company or client data from being exposed by the GenAI tool to the wrong employees.
—Blake Gibson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Legal expert questions why Diddy jury wasn't sequestered Attorney David S. Seltzer told Fox News Digital that in his opinion, Diddy's judge made a mistake overseeing the case, as juror issues continue to plague the federal trial as the prosecution proceeded with the 24th day of testimony.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
In the early 1950s, Blount sequestered himself in Chicago with a huge library of books on magic, the occult and Egyptology.
—Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
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In the 1960s, astronauts munched on quick and compact snacks called Space Food Sticks that were generally made with wheat flour, sugar, protein isolate, dry milk and flavorings.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Expanding military operations in Gaza would put the lives of countless Palestinians and the roughly 20 remaining Israeli hostages at risk while further isolating Israel internationally.—
Sonam Sheth
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Desert Diamond Arena may confiscate items that could cause danger or disruption or are in breach of building policies.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Police confiscated his firearm, interviewed him, and—on the advice of the Harris County District Attorney's Office—released him without a charge.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers in Queens, and her mom were separated from her 19-year-old brother during an immigration check-in on Tuesday at 26 Federal Plaza, according to the family and their advocates.—
Cayla Bamberger,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Here's where smart agencies are separating themselves from the pack, with practical AI integration that empowers agents rather than sidelines them.—
Joel Frenette,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kennedy has removed the 17 experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, replacing them with an anti-vaccine cadre of seven mostly unqualified individuals.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In an attempt to simplify its offerings, OpenAI had initially removed all previous AI models from ChatGPT when GPT-5 launched on August 7, forcing users to adopt the new model without warning.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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Prison Culture Prisons in the United States are often informally segregated along lines of race, geographic background, religion, criminal history, and whether an inmate cooperated with authorities.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The federal education department cut off that grant in February.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Although Akazawa has claimed that levies will be cut off at 15% rather than added on top of current rates, an executive order released last week indicated that the 15% cut off applied only to the European Union and would not be implemented for Japan.—
Sakura Murakami,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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