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For Williams, the key to unlocking the characters came with the realization that both husband and wife were creative people — Olivia a chef, and Theo an architect.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Before they were pronounced husband and wife, the duo invited all of their guests to come forward, lay their hands on them and pray.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
After reading West’s Forbes article, the husband and wife withdrew from their retirement fund, used a portion of their savings, and borrowed money from their adult son to invest $150,000 in a home West was flipping in August 2010.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
The husband and wife owners of Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose were arrested after authorities found 190 decomposing bodies of adults, infants and fetuses, some stacked on top of each other, in October 2023 after neighbors reported a putrid smell coming from the building.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Before they were pronounced husband and wife, the duo invited all of their guests to come forward, lay their hands on them and pray.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
After reading West’s Forbes article, the husband and wife withdrew from their retirement fund, used a portion of their savings, and borrowed money from their adult son to invest $150,000 in a home West was flipping in August 2010.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
The husband and wife owners of Return to Nature funeral home in Penrose were arrested after authorities found 190 decomposing bodies of adults, infants and fetuses, some stacked on top of each other, in October 2023 after neighbors reported a putrid smell coming from the building.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Husband and wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husband%20and%20wife. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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