living alone
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And overall 8.6m people were estimated to be living alone in the UK last year - that's nearly a third of all households.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
If he dies while living alone, access to his residence may initially be limited until the appropriate person is authorized to secure the property.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
A senior living alone might not fully understand what the robot in the corner is observing, inferring or reporting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Through them we learn about the retired firefighter, living alone in a 55-and-over California community, who texts his supposed lover that he is “still lonesome” after a day watching television and sitting by the dock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
She was living alone with John in a furnished room even grimmer than the room that had been hers in Madame Williams’s apartment.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
