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otherness

[uhth-er-nis] / ˈʌð ər nɪs /






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Ishmaelle finds this man’s presence a comfort and his otherness to be reassuring in the way it mirrors her own exile from home, her gender and from land itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

But the sense of otherness remained, even after Carlile married and had two kids with British charity director Catherine Shepherd.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

And I hope that any amount of otherness or racism they've experienced, they can find some catharsis and they can be proud to see Asian culture represented.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2023

And then on the narrative side of Simpson Street, we’re so invested in upending otherness and what protagonists look like.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Some of my peers felt their otherness more acutely than I did.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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