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lonely

[lohn-lee] / ˈloʊn li /




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“Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those,” she said, referring to the documentary’s director, R.J.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Feeling lonely may affect how well older adults remember things, but it does not appear to make memory decline happen faster over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

And you’ll be seeing a lonely, raw corner of California that few people ever find.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The stories are set predominately in a middle America of big skies and lonely highways—terrain Thompson calls “the concrete pasture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Alas, Clare was forced to face the harrowing reality: Just as in his short, lonely life, he was unworthy of affection.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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