alienation
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Written with clear compassion and boasting a robust performance by Lili Taylor, “I Shot Andy Warhol” portrays Solanas as a product of modern alienation.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
The inquiry said this may have contributed to alienation and increased hesitancy.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
More than 80 years after he was created in Albert Camus’s 1942 novella “The Stranger,” Meursault is still the same chilling prophet of alienation, a walking caricature of emotionlessness who is nevertheless spellbinding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Stigma and alienation are unavoidable even in the most progressive quarters.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
Like others who know the pain of public alienation, we transformed the knowledge of our public separateness and made it consoling—the reminder of intimacy.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing alienation
Tuesdays with Morrie
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Invisible Man
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