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as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
police found and sequestered several illegal weapons
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Recent Examples of sequester
The jurors will be sworn in Thursday morning in Allen County before they are sequestered and transported to Carroll County where the trial will be held.
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Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Discovering that clay has this effect on wood can now go a long way toward developing successful wood vaults that could sequester wood for generations.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
These trees sequester some 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year and help restore biodiversity.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The conclave happens when the group has to be sequestered to make the pick, and people forced to be together is always a great set up for drama.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
Discovering that clay has this effect on wood can now go a long way toward developing successful wood vaults that could sequester wood for generations.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
These trees sequester some 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year and help restore biodiversity.
—Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The conclave happens when the group has to be sequestered to make the pick, and people forced to be together is always a great set up for drama.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Politically, China continues to attempt to isolate Taiwan.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Two days before, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation confiscated Peanut from his home in Pine City, New York.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers confiscated more than 175 pounds of the drug during a traffic stop involving a Dodge Ram pickup on IH-35 in Webb Country.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Gong then drove each victim’s Tesla to separate desert areas and burned them, the DA’s office said.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In District 1, John Park and Melinda Liu have pulled away from three other candidates in the race, but the two of them were separated by just 57 votes out of more than 14,900 votes tallied as of Friday night.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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If the credit is removed, the EV transition will likely be hit hard, as prices on numerous models will effectively increase.William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The six Pennsylvania Republicans asked that overseas votes be segregated, claiming the state was opening the door to fraud by not taking required steps to verify the ballots.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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Schools are increasingly targeted in mass shootings and effectively segregated by race.Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
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But even if some of the government support for electric vehicles is now trimmed or cut off, as is likely with Trump’s victory, Musk’s wealth will remain firmly intact.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump could carry out his threats to cut off wildfire aid for California if reelected.Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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