insular
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In the film, Cullen, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, plays a closeted man who finds he will go to any lengths to keep up appearances in his insular community.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
As a tanik, or outsider, in an insular Native Inupiat community, she dedicated herself to cultivating relationships and overcoming the locals’ mistrust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Like any insular organization—police unions, the military—the judiciary won’t raise its standards without outside oversight.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
When you’re making something, it can feel so insular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
She paused, thinking of their lonely house on top of the hill, her basement bedroom, her parents’ insular lives.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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