as in to isolate
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The apparent détente marks a drastic departure in U.S. policy toward the Kremlin: The Biden White House had sought to isolate and sanction Russia over its full-scale invasion of its neighbor.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Being a primary caregiver for any child in the U.S. is inherently challenging, stressful, isolating, and a full-time job.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Instead of segregating users by geographical regions with different versions as TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance Ltd., did, RedNote – called Xiaohongshu in Chinese – provides access to the same platform globally.—
Jianqing Chen,
The Conversation,
19 Jan. 2025
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The group said the availability of health care was already affected by an insufficient number of female health care workers in the country, where hospital wards are segregated by gender.—
Brian Cheng,
NBC News,
12 Dec. 2024
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The executive’s thoughts on sports came after one analyst asked whether the company might be interested in striking rights deals with some leagues that were breaking up with Disney’s ESPN.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Mavericks chose to break up their electric backcourt.—
Christian Clark,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The January Starship mishap occurred over the North Atlantic after the 171-foot (52-meter) Starship separated from the Super Heavy rocket booster that hauled it toward space.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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After Ruby’s arrest, Kevin, who had been separated from his wife for a year, filed for divorce and began seeking to regain custody of his four children.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
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Her makeup consisted of blush, a smokey eyeshadow look and her signature lined lips, while her hair was styled in a layered blowout parted in the middle.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Make like Kendall Jenner and into the nature of this updo by parting the front section and loosening strands strategically.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Split (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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