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Recent Examples on the WebThese dispatches from the small, insular, uniquely eccentric world of artificial intelligence research can be confusing or even scary to most of us.New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Fame — even the expectation of it — will alter the already fragile dynamics of her insular world. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2022 Everyone seems to have heard of Braly in the insular world of private aviation. Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 16 June 2022 The schadenfreude was palpable: The occasionally insular Harper was rich and ringless, the joyous Soto and a merry band of vets were champions. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 This insular venue dwarfs all other racing arenas in both scale and level of challenge, making the 480-acre Daytona motorsport campus, with its 2.5-mile oval, seem like riding a scooter in your bedroom by comparison. Rennie Scaysbrook, Robb Report, 26 July 2022 Another insular battle played out in the 15th District, which remapping shifted from the southeastern part of the state to a central and western slice of Illinois. John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2022 But the sheer number of them still being centrally involved makes the world of space travel feel weirdly insular. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2022 For a country whose culture has traditionally been as insular as its geography, Japan has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees. Mickey Mikitani, WSJ, 17 May 2022 See More