as in isolation
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Noun
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Varley’s grip, her taut observation of nerve-wracking isolation, loosens and the film devolves into a blunt and clichéd consideration of family.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
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The most successful domestic noir and psychological thrillers of recent years have tackled universal anxieties: housing insecurity, financial precarity, isolation in the digital age, the fragility of relationships.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the early days of retirement, many people revel in newfound solitude.—
Kiplinger Consumer News Service,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Myth of the Lone Genius The third myth is the archetype of the lone genius, toiling away in solitude and isolation to deliver humanity’s next great leap forward.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And what that did was show that the legacy of segregation isn't just a literal thing, sometimes it's also seen in something small like our celebrity culture.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The company identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically in the segregation of duties within its cash disbursement control design.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The thick stands of trees flanking long sections provide the illusion of seclusion even when the path passes near neighborhoods.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Advocates and parents are concerned that school districts are under-reporting their use of seclusion by claiming that sending a student to a calm-down room is not seclusion.—
Melanie Asmar,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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The White House did not respond to previous questions about DOGE following privacy laws, or if Americans should be concerned about the level of DOGE's access.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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TikTok, which boasts more than 170 million users, has been under fire by U.S. legislators over concerns about data privacy and national security.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Loneliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loneliness. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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