solitary
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“I have no one to help me cope with the effects and trauma of solitary confinement,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Rush has been held in solitary confinement, only allowed out for two hours a day.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The insects were identified as Andrena regularis, commonly called the "regular mining bee," a solitary wild bee species that nests underground and helps pollinate crops and wild plants.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Digital technology isn’t merely accelerating some inevitable tide but is a force unto itself—one that makes solitary leisure more appealing, corrodes the incentives for sociality and, as a downstream consequence, reduces marriage and fertility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Her solitary breakfast did not taste good, and the room seemed lonely and untidy, for Jo had not filled the vases, Beth had not dusted, and Amy’s books lay scattered about.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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