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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Still, the company doesn’t just operate in a vacuum and competition is evolving.
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Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Every Customer Customer experience doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
—Sandy Ono, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Though many people often feel removed from what happens in D.C., politics doesn’t occur in a vacuum.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
This is another example of our City Commission making policy decisions in a vacuum instead of working with neighboring municipalities and relying on legal experts to implement a policy that can stand the test of time.
—Anthony Segrich, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
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Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Every Customer Customer experience doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
—Sandy Ono, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Though many people often feel removed from what happens in D.C., politics doesn’t occur in a vacuum.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
This is another example of our City Commission making policy decisions in a vacuum instead of working with neighboring municipalities and relying on legal experts to implement a policy that can stand the test of time.
—Anthony Segrich, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
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“In a vacuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20vacuum. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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