reclusive
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The Turkmen authorities discourage residents from speaking without permission to foreign media, with outside journalists rarely allowed into the reclusive country.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The Workers' Party congress offers a rare glimpse into the political workings of reclusive North Korea, and is widely seen as a forum for Kim to flex his grip on power.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Agents involved in the hunt said they might never have found the reclusive former mathematics professor without the help provided by David Kaczynski.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
French-American author Lauren Elkin, who writes on art and culture, said a mythology pervaded that she was "this reclusive spinster that never left her house and lived at home with her cat making her paintings".
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Kelton and his reclusive family always seem to have a worst-case scenario plan for anything.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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