strangers
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Children have better outcomes when placed with family than in a foster-care system with strangers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
As trainee doctors, they were no strangers to death, but nothing had prepared them for this.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Fast facts: The “E.T.” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” director Steven Spielberg revisits interplanetary life in this thriller starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor as two strangers drawn together by their extraterrestrial experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“From family and friends to fans and complete strangers, thank you for showing up for us. Thank you for loving our family so well,” their post concluded.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
While the adults were working in nearby fields, it was his job to call out a warning if dangerous animals or strangers approached.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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