as in isolates
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
in his sad and lonely old age, he stiff-armed even once-beloved friends
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Incrementality isolates true lift, helping marketers quantify what exposure really moved the needle.—
Srikanth Ramachandran,
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The project, which has been on ice for decades due to international concerns, effectively isolates the territory by cutting off the West Bank from East Jerusalem.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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But March’s family, which has seen their factory turned upside down by the ghost of a former employee, rejects the relationship.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The seeds of bombs planted by soldiers long gone remain dormant but alive just beneath the surface and yet the land rejects them every day.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fed cuts for the remainder of 2025.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Franc Fernandez, the designer of the dress that is today on display at the Park MGM in Las Vegas, had worked three long days to create it, draping butcher cuts on a mannequin torso.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Spraying clothing with the pesticide Permethrin, which repels mosquitoes and ticks.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Insect Shield technology repels mosquitoes, ticks, black flies, ants and more.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Here are the biggest surprise wins and snubs from the ceremony.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Stiff-arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiff-arms. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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