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seclusion

[si-kloo-zhuhn] / sɪˈklu ʒən /


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The BBC also uncovered documents showing staff did record the use of seclusion for some pupils at Whitefield.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Rushdie lived in seclusion in London for a decade after the 1989 fatwa, but for the past 20 years -- until the attack -- he lived relatively normally in New York.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

In “The Oyster Diaries,” Delery runs into Claude, a “portly fifty-year-old” living in seclusion in an overgrown plantation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Mitch returns to seclusion but is finally able to write poetry again.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

They live in seclusion and solitude and are revered for their self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The report outlined 14 recommendations for reducing the number of restraints and seclusions across the state.

From Newsweek ● Feb. 13, 2015

The report says that programs around the country have reduced restraints and seclusions as well as problem behavior using other strategies to calm students.

From Newsweek ● Feb. 13, 2015

Collecting and publicly reporting the numbers of seclusions and restraints was a good first step, Diaz said.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 17, 2015

After his voluntary seclusions, he suddenly reappeared in his usual haunts, active and feverish as ever, note-book ready to hand, in which he jotted down his thoughts, discoveries, and observations for future use.

From Balzac by Frederick Lawton

Scythrop grew every day more reserved, mysterious, and distrait; and gradually lengthened the duration of his diurnal seclusions in his tower.

From Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock




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