intimate

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Bombastic yet intimate, fantastical yet sensible, Colbert’s farewell to his Comedy Central audience and his conservative alter ego was about as lovely and loving as TV can be.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

And yet invisibility makes that power easier to expand because citizens stop feeling the intrusion even while the state acquires increasingly intimate access to ordinary life.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

While Trump enjoyed a show of ceremony last week, Putin's visit is expected to be held in a more intimate setting.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

While reflecting upon her four-decade-long career in “Kylie,” an intimate new three-part Netflix documentary, Kylie Minogue says a throwaway line that anchors the endeavor: “Life makes sense to me onstage.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

However, like the social instincts of chimps, those of humans were adapted only for small intimate groups.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari