in a vacuum
idiom
: separated from outside events or influences
The group was operating in a vacuum, cut off from the rest of the world.
The city's riots did not happen in a vacuum. They were caused by recent political events.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
What this reductive approach missed is that our bodies don't metabolize isolated nutrients in a vacuum – they're absorbed and processed in a much more complex way, affecting health over time.
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But that pride doesn’t happen in a vacuum, said Chase Glenn, the project's executive director.
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But Trump’s comments regarding their citizenship aren’t happening in a vacuum.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
What this reductive approach missed is that our bodies don't metabolize isolated nutrients in a vacuum – they're absorbed and processed in a much more complex way, affecting health over time.
—New Atlas, 20 July 2025
But that pride doesn’t happen in a vacuum, said Chase Glenn, the project's executive director.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 July 2025
But Trump’s comments regarding their citizenship aren’t happening in a vacuum.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
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“In a vacuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20vacuum. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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