Meanings
- not comparableCharacterised by personal separation of individuals due to the practice of social distancing and self-isolation.
At a time when the world is reverting to its smallest constituent parts — from international system to nation state to city to socially-isolated family unit — it might seem premature to speculate about what happens when the crisis passes.
2020 April 2, Australian Institute of International Affairs: Australian Outlook
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