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• n  a state of social isolation
• n  the state or situation of being alone
• n  a solitary place

• This is the first of Lauzon's extravagant fantasies and, like other, odder ones, it is cogently grounded in the solitude that can smother any childanybody.
• Home base Warren in a rare moment of solitude at his 23,000-member Saddleback Church.
• Senator Barack Obama probably thought that the prayer he penned in the solitude of his King David Hotel room in Jerusalem would remain between him and the Almighty.

• purdah

News & Articles

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• Westwood Village wants to be cool again
  It's 'never going back' to its heyday as the hottest entertainment neighborhood in L.A., but it hopes to be revitalized through the arts. For decades, Westwood Village was the heartbeat of Los Angeles nightlife while downtown languished in solitude. Westwood had the movie theaters, fancy restaurants and bustling street traffic, and downtown was known as a quiet and intimidating place to be after ...
  June 18, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
• Rich Rodriguez, Arizona Football Coaching Staff Star in Wild West 'Movie'
  It's been a long, hard day in the hardscrabble town of Old Tuscon and the only thing Rich Rodriguez wants—besides an opportunity to brood in solitude over the sun-drenched desert—is a shot at the elusive Rose. So goes the story in "Hard Edge," an Old West movie spoof that Rodriguez and his staff at the University of Arizona put out on Monday. Rodriguez & Co. play dress-up in a two-and-a-half ...
  June 17, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• How to Work 2 Jobs Without Going Insane or Getting Fired
  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Summertime is here, and while some folks are enjoying lazy days by the pool and beach vacations, others are working -- sometimes more than one job. Although the idea of two salaries may sound great, keep in mind you'll have two bosses to please, two schedules to coordinate, and finding any solitude -- or vacation time -- may be next to impossible. If you're juggling more ...
  June 17, 2013 - The Morning Journal

Quotes

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• Joe Calzaghe in ic Wales
  Calzaghe said: "What is fantastic is the training at my gym and we have got five boxers on the bill tonight. I used to train in solitude but now we've got all these other guys coming through. We all have a team spirit so we feed off each other and...
• Garcia Marquez in International Herald Tribune
  To think that a million people would read something written in the solitude of my room with 28 letters of the alphabet and two fingers as my sole arsenal seems insane,Garcia Marquez said, recalling that the novel's readers have now surpassed...
• Tom Renney in Sports Network
  When I came to the rink earlier this afternoon he was here and ready. He was looking at the ice surface by himself in solitude. I thought he was really zooming in on this one,Rangers head coach Tom Renney said of Zherdev.