ghettoization

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Noun
  • While in segregation, staff observed him in distress and contacted on-site medical personnel for assistance.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As my colleague Howard Blume wrote, a legal challenge with an anonymous LAUSD parent mentioned is seeking to dismantle protections for disadvantaged students of color that were originally put in place to comply with a court order meant to lessen the harms of segregation in our schools.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Prairie dresses, walled compounds and isolation have given way to weekend soccer games, bars and wineries as the towns integrate with broader society.
    Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Keeping his wife and children at arm’s length has only deepened his isolation, but the power (and danger) of the God of Thunder is still there just beneath the surface.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Since becoming president of Taiwan, last May, Lai has asserted Taiwan’s separateness from the mainland and muted his predecessor’s efforts to reassure Beijing.
    STEPHEN WERTHEIM, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Notably, young calves have thinner blubber and more limited thermal insulation than adults, which makes warmer breeding areas much more hospitable than the frigid Arctic seas.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Keep your water faucets dripping, wrap your pipes in minimally heated areas with piping insulation, and leave doors open to allow heat to flow through your home.
    Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For a more challenging trek, Pacheco Canyon rewards hikers with solitude and stunning views.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
  • While the cruise line allows kids on board, grown-ups seeking solitude can head straight to the adults-only Solarium, a tranquil pool area ideal for relaxation.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Tim Cook’s Apple represents a different but equally important leadership model—integrating advanced intelligence into daily life with a strong emphasis on privacy, design, and trust.
    Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • While some of the changes related to immigration may not be new, TikTok’s privacy policy update highlighted the extent of data collected by social media platforms.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In 2014, the empress left her seclusion and traveled again to the Dutch country to attend the coronation of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, confirming the friendly relationship between the two houses.
    Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The new song moves away from the Reagan-era-pop fixation of Harry’s House, an insular work also shaped by domestic seclusion in 2020.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Ghettoization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghettoization. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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