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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While each change can, in a vacuum, improve financials, and Southwest can do its best to keep that quirky culture, airlines are a complicated web of real people and logistics.
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Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Track broader consumer trends Your customers don't exist in a vacuum.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Humans create algorithms, meaning these programs don’t exist in a vacuum removed from human problems.
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The odd ritual exists in a vacuum, and is explained solely as something Moretti demands of all of his guests.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
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Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Track broader consumer trends Your customers don't exist in a vacuum.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Humans create algorithms, meaning these programs don’t exist in a vacuum removed from human problems.
—Rachel Curry, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
The odd ritual exists in a vacuum, and is explained solely as something Moretti demands of all of his guests.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in a vacuum
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“In a vacuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20vacuum. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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