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Recent Examples of widow
His widow, Katie Chudnovsky, a lawyer and venture investor with no visible prior profile in the adult industry, now controls the multibillion-dollar business through the family trust her husband structured before his death.
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Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
The probe will also likely examine maintenance records, especially after Smith's widow told local outlet KTLA the plane was experiencing issues on the Friday before the fatal crash, causing the flight to be delayed.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Kirk's widow, Erika, is one of the keynote speakers at the summit.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Established in 1812 and later named for cellar master Eugène Laurent and his widow, Mathilde-Emilie Perrier, Maison Laurent-Perrier has been in the hands of the de Nonancourt family since 1939.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
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Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
The probe will also likely examine maintenance records, especially after Smith's widow told local outlet KTLA the plane was experiencing issues on the Friday before the fatal crash, causing the flight to be delayed.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Kirk's widow, Erika, is one of the keynote speakers at the summit.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Established in 1812 and later named for cellar master Eugène Laurent and his widow, Mathilde-Emilie Perrier, Maison Laurent-Perrier has been in the hands of the de Nonancourt family since 1939.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widow
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Some military spouses have been released from ICE custody after their cases garnered media attention and intervention from members of Congress, like the case of Deisy Rivera-Ortega, the wife of an active-duty Army soldier.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who serves as jury president of the Golden Goblet competition, appeared on the red carpet alongside his wife Carina Lau and fellow jurors Dora Bouchoucha, Guan Hu, Aktan Arym Kubat, Déa Kulumbegashvili, Fernanda Valadez, and Xin Zhilei.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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My brothers-in-law and their spouses give their parents only limited amounts of time on holidays and limited physical assistance to their parents only if my husband begs for help.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Some military spouses have been released from ICE custody after their cases garnered media attention and intervention from members of Congress, like the case of Deisy Rivera-Ortega, the wife of an active-duty Army soldier.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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This, dear sirs and madams, is where your policy reaches a truly impressive level of bureaucratic creativity.—
Yehiel Kyle Israel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ladies’ first big blowup concerns a rumor that an old fair-weather friend of Myka’s is a madam.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Widow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widow. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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