isolated set
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"The breach arose from a single incident and an isolated set of circumstances. The whole case focused around whether a locker should have been moved or not."
From BBC
These steps were a strong sign that this was not an isolated set of accounts that had been compromised due to weak passwords or poor security but instead something much bigger and company-wide.
From Slate
“The key is not to look at it with an isolated set of jobs and one tool,” he said, referring to the Rooney Rule.
From New York Times
The latest incarnation of “Animal Crossing” has taken the socially isolated set by storm.
From Los Angeles Times
The vote, which left the UK diplomatically isolated, set a six-month deadline for the UK to withdraw from the archipelago and for it to be reunified with neighbouring Mauritius.
From The Guardian
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