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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

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

From Salon Feb. 5, 2026

Longford records Victoria’s bereaved seclusion at Windsor Castle and her resulting mid-life unpopularity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

“Instead you chose to live in complete seclusion on Never-Ending Mountain.”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

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

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

An ignorance kept beyond nature may corrupt into ugly secrecies, into morose and sinister seclusions, worse than the evils we have suppressed.

From Mankind in the Making by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

And perhaps some voices were whispering that she had changed her lover; for in these rural seclusions everything is known by everybody.

From The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope




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