alienated
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But the protests also alienated much of the urban middle class and business elite, who accused her of driving investment out of West Bengal.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Beijing has alienated most of the other European partners it courted through the so-called 17+1 initiative a decade ago, notes Dimitar Lilkov, a senior research officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Divorce, marriage, kids, no kids; so many of the men in McCarthy’s orbit feel alienated, adrift, untethered to any community.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Some speculate that its ambiguous ending alienated audiences, although both viewers and critics seem to have liked the movie overall.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
In school, Sophie felt alienated because she could not confide in a classmate or teacher.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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