in isolation

idiom

: apart from others : separately

The researchers work in isolation.

Their culture developed in isolation from the rest of the world.

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But bluntly, the days are over when an enterprise can exist in an end-state where all IT functions are performed on-prem, in isolation. —

Juan Font, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Randle and Edwards both love to operate in isolation, and that has resulted in some stagnant offense. —

Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 The industry has contributed to a massive wave of consolidation: different music-adjacent industries and ecosystems that previously operated in isolation all suddenly depend on royalties from the same platforms. —

Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Jail staff also impeded their access to medical and mental health care and punished people with long stints in isolation, a practice that officials said discriminates against people with mental health disabilities. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in isolation