lonely
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According to the American Psychological Association’s recent Stress in America survey, more than half of American adults report feeling stressed, isolated and lonely.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Scammers often prey on older people, many of whom are lonely and don’t have a large network to bounce ideas off.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Fraudsters that use promises of love and companionship to cheat the lonely is a crime as old as Victorian novels.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
After staying with Trixie for about two years, they moved into a flat in the middle of Villalonga as Alex started to feel lonely.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Then this lonely, exhausted man staggered in, looking as beaten as a Jack Russell who’d picked a fight with a Rottweiler.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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