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
The bill would have required a carbon storage operator to receive approval from a county legislative body or plan commission if the sequestration project would transport or store carbon dioxide outside the county where it’s generated.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Landowners in opposition of the project, many of them from Shelby County, plan to lobby Tuesday against the sequestration pipeline at the Iowa State Capitol.
—Cami Koons, Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Carbon capture and sequestration technology is expensive, unproven and possibly dangerous, say detractors like Kerwin Olson, the executive director of the Citizens Action Coalition, a consumer advocacy group.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
The defense invoked the rule of sequestration, which prevents witnesses from consuming information about the trial and discussing the case.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Landowners in opposition of the project, many of them from Shelby County, plan to lobby Tuesday against the sequestration pipeline at the Iowa State Capitol.
—Cami Koons, Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Carbon capture and sequestration technology is expensive, unproven and possibly dangerous, say detractors like Kerwin Olson, the executive director of the Citizens Action Coalition, a consumer advocacy group.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
The defense invoked the rule of sequestration, which prevents witnesses from consuming information about the trial and discussing the case.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestration
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Create a sense of solitude with fast-growing plants that screen views while enhancing the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 May 2026
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Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practicing in solitude as a young man on a windswept New York bridge to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, died at the age of 95 on Monday, May 25, his publicist said.—
William Schomberg,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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Jocytė finished with three points in 16 minutes, most notably calling for an isolation against Clark and hitting a 3-pointer in her face.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The facility’s location was scheduled to be located on the Laikipia Airbase, about 125 miles north of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with additional isolation and biocontainment capacity to be added later, according to the US official.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The sense of repose continues in the post-treatment lounge, a zen-like space with privacy shades around each bed, designed to seal in that feeling of restoration.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Misuse Of Personal Information State lawmakers are also concerned about the privacy implications of ghost job ads, which employers use to collect, mine, and potentially sell applicants’ personal data.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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In court filings, incarcerated people and outside experts described administrative segregation units as psychologically damaging environments that can worsen symptoms and increase suicide risk.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Good Samaritan was brought about during the Jim Crow era where segregation laws were being enforced.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Yet, the series’s finest achievement may well be the clarity of its thoughts on loneliness, an epidemic affecting senior citizens as keenly as any other group.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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Spending more time looking at screens is linked to poor posture, eye strain, obesity, and loneliness, the pair highlights.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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