in isolation
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: apart from others : separately
The researchers work in isolation.
Their culture developed in isolation from the rest of the world.
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The discovery provides rare observational evidence that some galaxies now found in isolation may actually be survivors of violent ejections from dense galactic groups.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
What consistently differentiates successful transformations is a disciplined focus on enterprise value, where technology, culture and operations are rewired together rather than in isolation.
—Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
These species are believed to have branched around 11 million years ago and evolved in isolation due to geographic barriers, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
That conservative strategy may explain why the tuatara survived in isolation, even as most of its rhynchocephalian relatives vanished.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
What consistently differentiates successful transformations is a disciplined focus on enterprise value, where technology, culture and operations are rewired together rather than in isolation.
—Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
These species are believed to have branched around 11 million years ago and evolved in isolation due to geographic barriers, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
That conservative strategy may explain why the tuatara survived in isolation, even as most of its rhynchocephalian relatives vanished.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
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“In isolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20isolation. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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