estranged
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People she met included a widow estranged from her adult children over financial woes, who stored piles of their belongings at their mother's home.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
As would “Little Bear Ridge Road,” Samuel D. Hunter’s savagely unsentimental study of an estranged aunt and nephew picking through the wreckage of their family history.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The new government formed by Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in defiance of his powerful sacked prime minister can overcome potential efforts by his estranged ally to block its reforms, analysts say.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The former first minister described her now estranged husband as a "key figure" in the party's success under her late predecessor Alex Salmond.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Hell could be no more lonely or hopeless, no more agonizingly estranged from the world of order and harmony.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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