reclusive
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Reclusive North Korea does not accept queries from foreign journalists.
From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023
"Reclusive youths want a workplace where they can think 'Ah, I can do this much, it's not that difficult. I think I can learn more here and then enter the real world'," she said.
From BBC • May 26, 2023
From the Archives: Reclusive writer Eve Babitz is suddenly the toast of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2021
Reclusive magnate Howard Hughes and singer Elvis Presley are among former residents.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2018
Reclusive and estranged from his wife and daughter, he died at age 83 in 2000, leaving to a trust an empire worth some $290 million, with 42,000 acres of land in the state.
From New York Times • May 23, 2012
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