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seclusion

[si-kloo-zhuhn] / sɪˈklu ʒən /


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“The likely buyer for this home is a highly private creative—think celebrity, founder, or high-profile all-cash purchaser seeking true seclusion without leaving Los Angeles,” Moore said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The BBC also uncovered documents showing staff did record the use of seclusion for some pupils at Whitefield.

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

Mitch returns to seclusion but is finally able to write poetry again.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

He had inched him up through back alleys and smaller races, bypassing the nationally spotlighted races in favor of slow cultivation and parochial seclusion.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

I have no respect," cried I, "for these selfish seclusions.

From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Fanny Burney

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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