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widower

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as in husband

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Recent Examples of widower The person who instead received this flavorful meal was Saajan (Manu Narayan), a lonely middle-aged widower and accountant rapidly approaching retirement. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 Alfred Molina, 73, stars as Sam Cooper, a recent widower who moves into an isolated retirement center against his will. — Neal Justin, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 Things are getting hot in Kayce's love life, even after the widower mournfully visits the East Camp memorial to his beloved wife, Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille). — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2026 Lockwood, who focused more on fine art for much of her career, initially refused the job for the widower. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for widower

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Feliciano and Jones, a husband-wife duo, are expected to purchase between 40 and 45 percent of the franchise, with several other investors joining them at a smaller combined percentage.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Explosive allegations were also made in a letter sent in June 2024 by Wilson’s lawyer Bryan Freedman to Ghost and the other producers of the film, Ghost’s husband Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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The Stop Insider Trading Act, championed by House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent children from buying new stocks.

— Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Those records include information from phones belonging to two of the reporters’ spouses, and one reporter’s mother.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

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There’s one song that Michael Sanders and I, and my other writing partner Michael Ciro, wrote together that was really interesting.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In April, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA reported that the district had over 200 teaching vacancies.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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After pulling off their biggest heist yet, a gorgeous con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy, a true joy in the role) and her equally gorgeous con-artist hubby Cary (Drew Starkey) down a bunch of shots, look adoringly at each other and party hard.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Yup, that’s Debbie (Spencer), a Yale Law graduate whose days are dedicated to doing everything her hubby is too dumb to do himself (namely, his entire job) and whose nights are spent calling her kids, hosting book club, and planning for the future.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

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