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compartmentalise

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"You need systems that are able to compartmentalise and organise knowledge in such a way that it can be recalled, combined and modified when it matters," Posner says.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Supporters seem to want to compartmentalise it into its own offence.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

"We need to be really careful to compartmentalise our own emotions and not project onto a friend, as they might not recognise they're in a toxic relationship," she tells the BBC.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2025

The ability to compartmentalise has been one of the defining factors of Victoria Mboko's ascent.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2025

Ms Riddle said she had previously learned how to compartmentalise the tragedy at her high school, working to cope with the grief over time.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2023