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benedicts

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plural of benedict

as in husbands

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Noun

Barring husbands and children from having royal status is clearly an attempt to prevent maternal-line succession, said Hideya Kawanishi, a Nagoya University professor and expert on monarchy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Those thick locks that inspired so many jealous jokes among your friends and their balding husbands.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of husbands

Noun

Buffett’s view is supported by research that shows that people with supportive spouses tend to take on more rewarding challenges throughout their lives, and end up having more personal growth and happiness.

— Shayla Love, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
Just 30 of those billionaires or their spouses, or 1 in 8, spent money opposing Proposition 40, the billionaire tax, according to a Times analysis of recent campaign filings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of spouses

Noun

Team owner James Dolan promised rings to the players' significant others as well, highlighting that the support and sacrifices of the players' partners during last season's playoffs were vital to securing the title.

— Otis Livingston, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
That’s when employees and their significant others started to leave the party.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of significant others

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Industry partners could eventually manufacture and distribute the device under licensing arrangements.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
The long running legal battle centers on allegations that the league and its 32 teams conspired in violation of antitrust laws to allow the NFL to reach exclusive deals with broadcast partners for the right to air out-of-market games.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

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All of the designer pieces are bought from mostly old men in Italy and also flea markets in Paris.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Painfully aware of this, Shawn waited for one of the drunk old men to comment, heckle, make one of those incomprehensible jokes that drew rude laughter from adults.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of old men

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Yes, Googlebooks are fine companions to your Android phone, but that's about where their value proposition stops.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Some users who had developed emotional attachments complained that their AI companions suddenly felt different.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of companions

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Coast is more formal, a fine-dining venue (no jeans, shorts, flip-flops, or sneakers allowed; jackets are preferred, though not required for men), serving three-, four-, and seven-course tasting menus, open for dinner only.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Fils-Aimé and Bukele had spoken by phone, the brief statement said, about deployment and operations to locate the missing men.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

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