recluse
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Xu, an online megaposter but real-life recluse, has rarely spoken with reporters and hasn’t been photographed in public for nearly a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Think of it like “The Mandalorian,” if Mando had a recluse gamer co-parent and Grogu was a picky eater.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
Born in Virginia, D'Angelo was something of a recluse and only periodically surfaced to release music, most of which was received favorably by fans and critics.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
She spent her teenage years looking after her five siblings and working in a chip shop at the weekends while her mother became a recluse.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
His failures had made him a recluse, but people remembered the vulnerable boy he had once been.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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