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widowers

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plural of widower

as in husbands

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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

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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

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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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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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