ghettoization

noun

Definition of ghettoizationnext
as in segregation

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  1. segregation
  2. isolation
  3. insulation
  4. solitude
  5. privacy
  6. seclusion
Noun
  • Cost segregation is about strategically breaking down a mobile home park’s individual components to depreciate the asset as quickly as possible.
    Brian Spear, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting due to a lack of qualified accounting personnel and insufficient segregation of duties.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of segregation
Noun
  • As part of these tactics, China has levied tariffs and embargoes on Taiwanese exports, sought to increase Taiwan’s international isolation, and employed disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks meant to destabilize its people and government.
    David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The message was clear: more shiny tools that worked in isolation weren’t viable or sustainable long-term.
    Forbes, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of isolation
Noun
  • The shell material effectively blocked wind on multiple testing outings, while its light, synthetic insulation kept our hands warm.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Routers should always state square footage for coverage, but certain types of construction—thick walls, insulation, and other devices—can interfere with Wi-Fi signals, so don’t expect to enjoy full-speed Wi-Fi at longer distances.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of insulation
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  • Much of the time, Auerbach was joined and tempered in his solitude by a model.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Several generations of the Buendía lineage will mark the future of this mythical town, tormented by madness, impossible loves, a bloody and absurd war, and the fear of a terrible curse that condemns them, without hope, to one hundred years of solitude.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of solitude
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  • Graham Kates Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Escaping the rain, guests made their way down the red lacquered staircase and into the privacy of the Gaux Gaux room, settling into the maximalist animal print and velvet haven and enjoying the endless plates of fries floating past.
    Vogue, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of privacy
Noun
  • Escape to the Beachfront Gazebo for the ultimate in seclusion and luxury.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • For those seeking true desert-island seclusion, the Royal Davui Island Resort is a minuscule adults-only retreat in the glorious Yasawas island chain that keeps a limit at 32 guests for its bungalows and villas with open-air showers, sleeping pavilions and private plunge pools.
    David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of seclusion
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