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benedicts

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plural of benedict

as in husbands

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Brothers, husbands, mothers, children, grandparents—all were lost again and again in life, and then in death.

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
But tensions brew in this village that could be out of a Grimms’ fairy tale, with local women (like Elizabeth Debicki) getting jealous and starting to wonder if their own husbands are lacking.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of husbands

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In my experience, the likelihood that divorce will impact a business is high, especially when one (or both) of the divorcing spouses is active in it.

— Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
These women — cradle Catholics and converts, former nuns, teachers, hospice chaplains, counselors, spouses, mothers, grandmothers — say their defiance is the fulfillment of a vocation, no different than the call answered by their male counterparts.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of spouses

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That’s when employees and their significant others started to leave the party.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
John’s wife, Tina, and their three children and significant others are scheduled to attend Friday night’s Yankees-Mets game in the Bronx.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of significant others

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Additionally, partners need to have a clear understanding of how the innovator, supply chain and brand will share the risks associated with adopting a new technology.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition partners frequently call for the West Bank’s annexation and the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority in the territory.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

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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
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

Definition of old men

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In the meantime, the strangers who are slipping into her home through the box have become her part-time companions, starting with Jason and Amanda and continuing with others like Leighton and Blair.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
The film is rife with theories as to why, in a city where bars have names like Ho Bots, people want artificial companions, and Klara’s immediate circle of friends are open to all options.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of companions

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Women tolerate heat better than men and can sit in a sauna, absorb heat and vasodilate, triggering heat shock protein responses.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
The diaper brand Coterie is running an ad in Golf Digest, whose readership is 75% men.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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