lonely
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“Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those,” she said, referring to the documentary’s director, R.J.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Perhaps it is not surprising, then, that, to a lonely young man, a pinball machine might seem to have its own “temperament and moods,” but then technology is often perceived as emotional.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
However, over the years, their memory declined at about the same rate as those who did not feel lonely.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
"I was thinking right then, she's going to be bored and lonely, there should be something on YouTube for Luna," says Carano, a pilot who now lives in Bologna, Italy.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“Doubt it. I’ve got four years of trophies at home and they’d be right lonely without this year’s. I know how to catch anything and everything.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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