strangers

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Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

They would render some parents legal strangers to the children they are already raising, potentially leaving those kids without recognized parents at all.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

A sluggish residential real-estate market has driven desperate homeowners to ask strangers on the internet for their input.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

These days, however, the Hadzabe—who speak a click-based language—are no longer strangers to the rest of the world, and they are divided on how to respond.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Now strangers see them together and they think he’s her father, and that embarrasses them, though they smile and try to make light of it.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar