estrangement
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This is the Kafka that has been passed to posterity—the outsider, the pariah, the man condemned to a condition of eternal estrangement.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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
Questions are also already being asked about how Duff’s separation from her partner might impact her estrangement from her sister, Hilary.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
This estrangement was not formalized: I just didn’t feel like seeing him, or hearing his voice, so I didn’t.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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