lonely
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The researchers called these disconnected patterns "lonely waves."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
“It was a very lonely period of time in his life. I appreciated his vulnerability in telling me everything he did.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Sabine said the experience had been a shock and had left her feeling quite lonely.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
And the antiques business was just another front in a web of deceit that used dozens of lonely people like Stafford as unknowing money launderers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
So I shouldn’t feel lonely or left out.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
What does it mean for young people to form “friendships” with AI while becoming lonelier and more isolated from other human beings?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
And yet, we are also lonelier than ever, especially younger generations who are even more likely to be on their digital devices for longer periods of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
That stance is getting lonelier as hard- drive stocks continue their ascent.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
“People are lonelier now. Our generation is lonelier.”
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
Nothing is lonelier or more disorienting than insomnia.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
One problem with all these efforts to mitigate old-age loneliness, Schiller notes, is that the loneliest generation is actually Gen Z. And the loneliness surveys themselves, she suggests, may be suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I mean, sometimes the loneliest place for someone like that is in a crowded room,” Rausch observes in recognizing the sensitivity of a fellow introvert.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Another, “Altars,” is a tame and ultimately bland song by Ms. Aitchison’s high standards, with a chorus—“One is not the loneliest number”—that draws on a pop cliché without interrogating or transforming it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
“L.A. is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities,” it reads, echoing a common critique of one of the world’s most misunderstood urban areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Of all the places he had been this was the loneliest town of all.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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