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[dih-vawrs] / dɪˈvɔrs /




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My divorce had unfolded five years prior, and Graham was a child of divorce.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Experts and couples interviewed by AFP spoke of a combination of factors, including longer educations and growing professional ambitions among women, along with rising divorce rates and financial strain on young professionals.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Linda and Razzell were in the midst of getting a divorce at the time and Linda had visited a local bank with a court order to freeze his accounts the week before she disappeared.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

It serves not only as a beautiful backdrop, but also as the place where the struggling coach turns his own life around in the wake of a difficult divorce.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Eventually, my dad returned with his wallet, and the divorce went off without any more hitches.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

I’ve also heard from various people telling me their whole financial picture, down to the pennies in their accounts, and the ins and outs of their divorces, estate fights and bad relationships with financial professionals.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

I think a lot of us feel like we grew up with Hilary, so all of her music resonated with us then, and now, now that we’re older, through relationships or divorces or motherhood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Both stars finalised divorces from their former partners during their time together.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Many painted a picture of "destroyed" lives: divorces, losing custody of their children, prison, psychiatric hospitals, and astronomical medical bills in the hope of regaining "a normal, meaningful life."

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

But those were a couple of divorces and a serious illness ago, and the son looking over his shoulder at the mounted snapshots now had little in common with the boy in the pictures.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

The 36-year-old was born in Birkenhead but moved to Wales with his mother Christine after his parents divorced when he was two.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Don’t miss: If I marry my girlfriend, 67, will she lose her Supplemental Security Income and divorced spouse benefits?

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Now divorced, Miller and Emily Moreno are involved in a custody battle over their 2-year-old daughter.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

In 1957 Belafonte divorced his wife, Marguerite, who already was raising their two children single-handedly, and married Julie Robinson, a white dancer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“My parents got divorced last year,” June said.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

“Yes, Tom and I are divorcing, and it is extremely sad,” she said, beginning to cry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

May 2021: Bill and Melinda French Gates announce they are divorcing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Keep in mind that divorcing solely for the purpose of qualifying for higher benefits may raise legal concerns if the divorce is not genuine.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

But divorcing a film like this from the times in which we’re absorbing it is short of impossible, no matter how much of an escape it provides for 109 minutes.

From Salon May 17, 2026

I had an aunt who went as far as divorcing her husband and briefly marrying an American family friend so that she could get a green card.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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