isolation

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“And if we conclude that these technologies are creating more isolation, more loneliness, more mental illness, you know what? We have got to figure out a way to stop it,” he said.

From Barron's

She says people can develop tunnel vision, judging a single choice in isolation, when what's needed is a wider perspective that puts one moment into the context of many.

From BBC

Mark, who was self-employed, was unable to work for six months as he tried to support her and Ethan, which meant "no money coming in, mortgage to pay and then the isolation, the loneliness".

From BBC

Born in 1991 after a war of independence against former dictator General Siad Barre, it has grappled with decades of isolation ever since.

From BBC

But since its unilateral declaration of independence in 1991, it has grappled with decades of isolation.

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