estrangement
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Davis wrote: “The opposite of estrangement is not reconciliation, it’s peace.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The movie, about memories of paternal love estrangement and loss, made history and received international accolades as the first Nigerian film to be an official selection at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in 2025.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
“When you grow up enmeshed, it’s like I had to go that extreme of the estrangement to hear myself,” says Konkle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Pope Francis negotiated a resumption of diplomatic relations with Washington under president Barack Obama in 2015, after decades of Cold War estrangement.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
The mutual distrust between the men who were just awakened and those who were ending a long night gave everyone a feeling of estrangement.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing estrangement
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