an isolated instance

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• isolated — [ī′sə lāt΄əd] adj. 1. set apart; separate; solitary [an isolated lighthouse] 2. not occurring or happening regularly or frequently; rare [an isolated instance of violence] …   English World dictionary

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• isolated — isolate i‧so‧late [ˈaɪsəleɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to prevent a country or company from getting support or business from other countries or companies, so that it becomes weaker: • Efforts to isolate North Korea financially through targeted… …   Financial and business terms

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• isolated — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel ▪ become, get ▪ remain ▪ leave sb/sth ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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