estrangement
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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
“We Don’t Talk” appears to address her estrangement from her older sister, Haylie, while “Weather for Tennis” describes her tendency to keep the peace as a child of divorce.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Her biological father, Justin Van Rootselaar, hinted at a turbulent early life for the teen in a statement confirming their estrangement, which he blamed on Van Rootselaar’s mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
With my estrangement from my daughter, I learned that I needed to stop defending, stop explaining and take responsibility for my part in the problem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Whatever the cause of their estrangement, the two rarely saw each other.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
Vocabulary lists containing estrangement
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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