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The spatial isolation of these colonies would aid humanity’s survival, argues Dr Gee, by allowing genetically distinct human communities to develop that could interbreed with people still living on Earth or elsewhere in space to produce offspring with the best qualities of both groups.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025 -
Read: The isolation of intensive parenting Others aren’t as eager to embrace external influences, especially not so close to home.—
Rhaina Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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Under apartheid, a white minority ruled South Africa for much of the second half of the 20th century, enforcing a system of racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhite populations.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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The people who attained refugee status are part of the ethnic minority of Afrikaners, a group of white people of Dutch descent who ruled South Africa during the period of racial segregation known as apartheid.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Even during the typically slower quarter, Booking’s international orientation—representing nearly 90% of revenue—provides insulation against U.S. macroeconomic challenges faced by competitors like Airbnb.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Plants can be further protected against cold weather through careful site selection and by applying extra insulation around containers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Mussel quarantine in place in California due to toxin risk.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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While the show has not yet revealed the details, the source material (The Last of Us Part II) reveals that the Wolves are a militia that inherited the Seattle quarantine zone from FEDRA, the authoritarian branch of the U.S. Army that were previously calling the shots.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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After less than 24 hours of seclusion in the Vatican, cardinals ended the 2025 papal conclave with the election of a new pontiff.—
May 8,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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At the 2013 conclave, several Cardinals tweeted goodbye messages before going into seclusion.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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The Trump administration has voiced its support for all manner of geologic sequestration.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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President Barack Obama’s pivot to Asia achieved new levels of strategic engagement with the region in general, and with Southeast Asia in particular, after years of neglect, but it was challenged by caps on military spending imposed under sequestration.—
Michael J. Green,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Jan. 2022
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Israel did permit supplies to enter Gaza earlier this year during a ceasefire, but resumed a blockade several weeks ago.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Two days after the Hamas attacks on October 7 2023, Israel announced a full blockade of aid entering Gaza including electricity, fuel, and water.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
6 May 2025
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“Counterblockade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterblockade. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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