isolationist
Americannoun
adjective
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Origin of isolationist
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Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
The first concerns Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, which supports an isolationist U.S. foreign policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
The United States, traditionally isolationist and safely sheltered by two vast oceans, had emerged from World War Two as the leader of the free world.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
But it’s not just the isolationist moves and the potential loss of diplomatic strength and influence that worries experts and health officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
But gradually they came to accept Harry's isolationist ways as the norm—at least, for him.
From This Crowded Earth by Bloch, Robert
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