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Once a week, the single mother and her two young children sit around a table to play a board game.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Maria del Socorro Medina Trejo was 43, a single mother, and lived not far from where her skeleton was found in the Winston-Salem area, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Julia Roberts stars as the real-life activist, a single mother who exposes Pacific Gas & Electric for contaminating a small town's water supply and drives a major legal case against the company.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Mermaids An unconventional single mother relocates her two daughters to a small town in Massachusetts in this charming coming-of-age film.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Maria del Socorro Medina Trejo was 43, a single mother, and lived not far from where her skeleton was found in the Winston-Salem area, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Julia Roberts stars as the real-life activist, a single mother who exposes Pacific Gas & Electric for contaminating a small town's water supply and drives a major legal case against the company.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Mermaids An unconventional single mother relocates her two daughters to a small town in Massachusetts in this charming coming-of-age film.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Single mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20mother. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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