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Around him sat ten women—all of them homemakers and nurses—and one seven-year-old girl.—
Joshua Sharpe
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025 -
His father, Sidney, sold tokens for the New York City Transit Authority, and her mother, Ruth, was a homemaker.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
26 July 2025
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From a nanny to help with her kids four days a week who makes their dinner, lunches, and does laundry, a housekeeper who comes once a week to clean and do ironing, and Hirsch's mom who also watches the children once a week and makes dinner for everyone.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Guests rent out the full estate, which includes a dedicated majordomo, private chef, and housekeepers.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Netflix series follows housewives in East Texas who welcome in a newcomer from Boston.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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In the Netflix drama, the actress, 47, plays manipulative socialite Margo Banks, the wife of billionaire Jed Banks (Dermot Mulroney) and the ringleader of a group of housewives in East Texas called the Hunting Wives.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
29 July 2024
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The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE.—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
18 July 2024
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The German actress could draft off her own Lead Actress campaign to score two nominations in the same year — a feat last pulled off by Scarlett Johansson, who in a weird bit of Oscar symmetry also got her Supporting nod for playing a German hausfrau in World War II.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2024
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Deborah Greenspan, an energetic hausfrau whose principal cause is resettling immigrants, has decided to host an inventive, and obnoxious, dinner party.—
Julia M. Klein,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 July 2023
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But with his health being looked after more closely, his wife and his doctors have reportedly encouraged him to change this habit.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Aug. 2025
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The private funeral at Ozzy and wife/manager Sharon’s private estate in Buckinghamshire came after a public funeral procession through Ozzy’s hometown of Birmingham.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
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She was introduced to D&D about a decade ago by her husband's friends.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Godwin's version of that: A trip to Green Lake County that included the fair, boat rides, cheese curds, s'mores, lounge chair cherries, shopping Amish goods, and her husband's family's Greek home cooking.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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