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benedicts

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plural of benedict

as in husbands

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To be with people that get to go home to their pets, or wives, or husbands, or children, makes for a different vibe on set.

— Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of husbands

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Many visitors enjoyed the samples, but doubled down on their preferences for the jollof of their spouses, neighbors or childhoods.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
The intent was likely to keep ownership from getting fragmented across potential spouses, grandchildren and subsequent generations.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of spouses

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The 13 teams this time out include two women’s pro athletes, as well as the usual mix of siblings, parents and kids, BFFs and significant others.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
In the nearly three-minute clip, fresh drama unfolds, including emotional conversations between Katsanevas and Rose about the status of their relationships with their significant others.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of significant others

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And then there was Vozinha, the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper, making his World Cup debut in a sport not inclined to celebrate old men playing for rookie nations.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The way Luke is handling the love triangle with Joy and Gen makes Nathan and Joe look like sage old men.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026

Definition of old men

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In 2024, white men made up a little more than half of Delta Air Lines’ executives, senior-level officials and managers.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Both men were airlifted to port and received medical attention before being reunited with their families, the navy said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of men

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