Example Sentences

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“We are in an era of climate change; it’s incumbent on us to do our utmost to preserve these trees that are sequestering carbon,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

People are sequestering themselves and nonessential businesses have shuttered as communities adapt to social distancing, the best defense against infection.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2020

Algorithms are sequestering and creating markets, consumer markets of people who see certain kinds of messages or certain kinds of advertising.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2018