as in to isolate
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Crews isolated hotspots and began mop-up operations, while additional resources arrived to relieve initial attack personnel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025 -
These crises are not isolated—they are deeply interconnected.—
Sahit Muja,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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In 2016, Israeli news media reported that three hospitals were segregating Jewish and Arab mothers in their maternity wards.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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Layered roof leaves offer a way to let air circulate — and a means to split the terminal into several mini-terminals in case one of them needs to be blocked off quickly to segregate passengers or test for diseases.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Security staff broke up the fight, at which point Brown grappled with one of the security staff members, grabbing the gun off of his hip, according to the footage.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Despite the pair breaking up afterwards, De Pierro's TikTok presence has grown rapidly over the past few months to more than 600,000 followers.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Venice is made up of 118 islands separated by canals and connected by more than 400 bridges.—
Shayla Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2025
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The twin prime conjecture states that there are infinitely many twin primes—prime numbers that are separated by a value of two.—
Rachel Crowell,
Scientific American,
16 June 2025
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Aina’s long blond hair was curled and parted to the side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Musk and President Donald Trump seemingly parted on a positive note, sharing kind words about each other during an Oval Office press conference on May 30.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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