solitude
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Ms. Sanchez, who is 43 years old, developed her project during two periods of isolation and solitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Fukada's quiet portrait of solitude and thwarted love in rural Japan with his "Nagi Notes" is one of three Japanese movies in the 22-strong main competition in Cannes, the world's biggest film festival.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Mary’s presence is a malignancy, a blight on the name that Sam has worked so hard to build, an identity that’s separate from Mary’s and secure in its solitude.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Even the things we do in pleasurable solitude can help us connect to one another.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
She could not sleep and she lost her appetite and sank so deeply into solitude that even her father became an annoyance.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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