estranged
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He then drove away and towards the property where his estranged wife and children were.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The two women reconvene after years estranged, pulled back together by a cosmic force that neither of them quite understands.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The stakes to find McDonald’s successor escalated in recent months when Lululemon’s estranged founder and an activist investor began agitating for the company to turn things around faster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
“L.A. is not, in my mind, a dating city,” said the comedian, who opened up about his experiences dating as a gay man and later meeting his estranged half-brother, who is also gay.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
I felt a tremor of excitement, as if I were about to meet an estranged friend with whom I longed to be reconciled.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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