as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
what would you bring for sequestration on a desert island?
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Recent Examples of sequestration
Sisco said defense invoked the rule of sequestration.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Carbon Sequestration Carbon Capture and Sequestration has been dealt a blow by a study published this week in Nature, the sequestration bit particularly.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Plus adds the NordPass password manager along with Threat Protection Pro for malware screening and sequestration, including an ad and tracker blocker and advanced browsing protection, and ups the eSim data provided to 5GB.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
By using supercritical carbon dioxide as most of the mass, the Allam cycle can burn natural gas to generate electricity while delivering carbon dioxide at the proper temperature and pressure for sequestration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Carbon Sequestration Carbon Capture and Sequestration has been dealt a blow by a study published this week in Nature, the sequestration bit particularly.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Plus adds the NordPass password manager along with Threat Protection Pro for malware screening and sequestration, including an ad and tracker blocker and advanced browsing protection, and ups the eSim data provided to 5GB.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
By using supercritical carbon dioxide as most of the mass, the Allam cycle can burn natural gas to generate electricity while delivering carbon dioxide at the proper temperature and pressure for sequestration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestration
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However, Cliff Higley, who lives on the dead-end street next to Sanctuary Church, moved to the area because of the solitude.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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As the only commercial property on Cumberland Island, peace and solitude are guaranteed with any stay at the Greyfield Inn.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Humans were historically safer in groups, so the brain interprets isolation as a stressor, releasing cortisol that can lead to inflammation and illness, explains neuroscientist Ben Rein, author of Why Brains Need Friends.—
Holly Haber,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The isolation that comes with entering menopause before 40 can have a significant mental impact.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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While such capabilities offer much promise, experts have also flagged potential security and privacy issues with granting AI agents, such as those from OpenClaw, access to local devices.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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That raises serious concerns about privacy, dignity, and the well-being of kids who just want to belong and participate like their peers.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Overtown’s history of hosting musicians like Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald during segregation captivated Samuelsson.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Chavez seemed like the right man at the right moment as Mexican Americans rose up like never before to battle discrimination and segregation.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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This year's theme is combating loneliness, which the World Down Syndrome Day website says can have an outsized impact on people living with Down syndrome.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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China’s rising costs of living have also dovetailed with record low birth rates in 2025, adding to a growing sense of loneliness among many in the country.—
Matthew Chin,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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