seclusion
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Many special schools use seclusion spaces such as calming rooms outside of classrooms to address sensory needs or challenging behaviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Rushdie lived in seclusion in London for a decade after the 1989 fatwa, but for the past 20 years -- until the attack -- lived relatively normally in New York.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Steeped in the artistic legacy and rustic seclusion of Snedens Landing, this home—previously home to actress Hayden Panettiere—is truly a one-of-a-kind property.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
The wealthy Vanessa has spent her life in seclusion, waiting for Anatol, the lover who abandoned her 20 years earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The money bought the family groceries; the infant, diapers, medicine and formula food until my mother could come out of seclusion and resume work as a “washing girl.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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The report outlined 14 recommendations for reducing the number of restraints and seclusions across the state.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 13, 2015
The report says that programs around the country have reduced restraints and seclusions as well as problem behavior using other strategies to calm students.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 13, 2015
Collecting and publicly reporting the numbers of seclusions and restraints was a good first step, Diaz said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 17, 2015
St. Teresa had glorious visions; and after, in her walks and seclusions, had the company of angels with beautiful countenances and corporeal shapes.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by James Grant
An ignorance kept beyond nature may corrupt into ugly secrecies, into morose and sinister seclusions, worse than the evils we have suppressed.
From Mankind in the Making by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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