as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
what would you bring for sequestration on a desert island?
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Recent Examples of sequestration
United Airlines is investing in direct air capture startup Heirloom and secured rights to purchase 500,000 tons of CO2 for sequestration or use in making cleaner jet fuel.
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Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
If that theory holds up to scrutiny, sequestration strategies will be less effective.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Exponentially worse than sequestration that crippled the military in 2011.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The analyst also pointed to the company’s noncore businesses as attractive pieces of its portfolio and potential growth drivers, including small modular reactors and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
If that theory holds up to scrutiny, sequestration strategies will be less effective.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Exponentially worse than sequestration that crippled the military in 2011.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The analyst also pointed to the company’s noncore businesses as attractive pieces of its portfolio and potential growth drivers, including small modular reactors and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestration
Noun
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In the early days of retirement, many people revel in newfound solitude.—
Kiplinger Consumer News Service,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Myth of the Lone Genius The third myth is the archetype of the lone genius, toiling away in solitude and isolation to deliver humanity’s next great leap forward.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Believed to have lived in isolation for thousands of years, the tribe has fiercely protected its independence, often meeting outsiders with hostility.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Working too much can lead to feelings of isolation.—
Jackie Nance-Sons,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The audit, initiated at the request of congressional leaders, will specifically examine whether DOGE adheres to privacy and data protection laws.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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This will have a chilling effect for founders and innovators in the crypto/digital asset space looking to build infrastructure, particularly involving privacy preserving technology.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The city integrated, but block-by-block segregation kept white and Black residents apart.—
Calvin Schermerhorn,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since 1869, segregation in Detroit public schools had been outlawed by the state’s Supreme Court.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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