self-isolation
Americannoun
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Both are in stable condition and the Briton is well enough to return home for self-isolation, according to Dutch officials.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Because of self-isolation efforts, McKaela, a cruise ship dancer, spent a great deal of her time in the family’s Martinez, Calif., home with her grandfather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
On 28 September 2020, the government did bring in a £500 self-isolation payment for low income workers on state benefits who were told to stay at home after being in contact with an infected person.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
Her self-isolation begins to lift when car trouble brings her to the repair shop owned by a Black mechanic named James, played by Brian Tyree Henry.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
In the next the really fundamental and most generalized sin is self-isolation.
From First and Last Things by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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