in a vacuum

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: separated from outside events or influences

The group was operating in a vacuum, cut off from the rest of the world.

The city's riots did not happen in a vacuum. They were caused by recent political events.

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Maurice tinkered with his forward lines as time went on in the third period, but Maurice stressed putting the Tkachuks and Bennett together doesn’t happen in a vacuum. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 High healthcare costs do not exist in a vacuum; the financial fallout of a strained budget ripples across the entire system. — Amber Bellazaire, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Anyone who thinks that that’s made in a vacuum would know that’s significantly mischaracterizing the situation. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 The intersection of physical risk and AI For that matter, physical risk does not exist in a vacuum. — Henry Fernandez, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in a vacuum

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