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as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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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
The first installment revolved around solar contractor Ronald Gladden, who participated in a court case along with a preposterous group of actor-jurors sequestered together for the proceedings.
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Justin Ray,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
With their large size, density, and long lifespan, oaks can sequester more carbon dioxide than other species.
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Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
The cast’s glam team is sequestered from the actual set, however.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
According to the division, the city has 27,981 trees that over the next 20 years will provide more than $3 million in benefits, including more than 12 million pounds of carbon sequestered or 44 million pounds of CO2 and avoiding 87 million gallons of storm runoff.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Justin Ray,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
With their large size, density, and long lifespan, oaks can sequester more carbon dioxide than other species.
—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
The cast’s glam team is sequestered from the actual set, however.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
According to the division, the city has 27,981 trees that over the next 20 years will provide more than $3 million in benefits, including more than 12 million pounds of carbon sequestered or 44 million pounds of CO2 and avoiding 87 million gallons of storm runoff.
—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now, in Crimea, Kyiv is systematically targeting key transport links and supply routes connecting the peninsula to southern Russian forces, aiming to disrupt logistics and isolate military infrastructure there.
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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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In Dallas, the FBI recently announced agents confiscated four drones that allegedly violated Temporary Flight Restrictions over AT&T Stadium and the city's FIFA Fan Festival.
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Amid anecdotal reports that airport security services have been confiscating bottles of ranch dressing that sports tourists have tried to smuggle out of the country, Kraft Heinz came up with a TSA-friendly size of ranch dressing.
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.
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De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics.
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Propellers can be particularly burdensome because rotors often need to be removed, cleaned and reinstalled, requiring some real elbow grease.
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The pool is being cleaned twice annually, with 10 to 15 large truckloads of debris removed at each cleaning, the National Park Service reports.
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The Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park, which marks the neighborhood that was once segregated for African-American residents.
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Because PortMiami’s revenues and expenses are segregated from Miami-Dade’s core budget, no tax dollars would be involved in the deal.
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Through a series of measures starting in 2022, Washington has cut off China’s access to the cutting-edge GPUs, throttling Chinese companies’ efforts in competing for the top AI models with US tech giants.
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But Emerald Bay is gate-guarded, accessible only to residents, and its half-mile stretch of golden sand is bordered by the cliffs of two jutting points, geographically cutting off public access via other beaches.
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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