lonely
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Ohs works in evocative details: inserted frames of color, like mood flashes, or a shot of a lonely phone ringing, never getting picked up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“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
"I was thinking right then, she's going to be bored and lonely, there should be something on YouTube for Luna," says Carano, a pilot who now lives in Bologna, Italy.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
I was happy that this chicken would be back with the rest of her flock; I didn’t want her to be lonely.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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