estrangement

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A researcher in family estrangement for more than 10 years, psychologist Dr Lucy Blake said there is no data to indicate estrangement is rising, but there has been a huge shift in dialogue.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

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

What else should you do to avoid an estrangement with a parent?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

He also speaks from personal experience: He has weathered, and repaired, an estrangement with one of his own adult daughters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or even than Dwarves.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien