estrangement
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Questions are also already being asked about how Duff’s separation from her partner might impact her estrangement from her sister, Hilary.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Pope Francis negotiated a resumption of diplomatic relations with Washington under president Barack Obama in 2015, after decades of Cold War estrangement.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
“We Don’t Talk” appears to address her estrangement from her older sister, Haylie, while “Weather for Tennis” describes her tendency to keep the peace as a child of divorce.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
If you are considering an estrangement, let them know.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Unable, as she worked, to look at him — such an intimate estrangement, theirs.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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