estrangement
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Don’t miss: ‘The estrangement isn’t about politics’: My daughter hasn’t spoken to me for 4 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The letters form a bridge, one that may not allow you to let go completely and free yourself from the more difficult aspects of this estrangement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Eston’s decision led to estrangement from his brother Madison, the only one of the four surviving Jefferson-Hemings offspring to remain in the Black community.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Ms. Aviv relates the story of what happened and the cascade of sorrow, misery and estrangement that followed in a manner that, in another context, has been called the “gentle application of overwhelming force.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
At their first meeting after the estrangement, Bernard poured out the tale of his miseries and accepted consolation.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Vocabulary lists containing estrangement
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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