recluse
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Goetz himself is still alive, a squirrel-feeding recluse who lives in virtual poverty so as not to have to pay the massive judgment against him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The police warned her of a threat against her - known as a TM1 notice - and she described being in "turmoil" and becoming a recluse.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
Born in Virginia, D'Angelo was something of a recluse and only periodically surfaced to release music, most of which was received favorably by fans and critics.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
He’s a bit of a recluse, but he plays by the rules and demands the same from Fito.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025
My mother was born ten minutes before my aunt Julia, who seemed to have become some sort of a recluse that summer, rarely leaving her house and, according to my mom, “stinking to high heaven.”
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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