divorced

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His father, a stockbroker, and his mother, a salesclerk, divorced when Greenspan was 3.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Missi, who spent her childhood shuttling between Kansas and California after her parents divorced, said she was never happier than in Altadena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

This week in the Help Me Retire column, Alessandra Malito answered questions about spousal Social Security benefits from a woman who divorced her husband and remarried.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

After all, whether a government has the right legislative agenda or approach to foreign policy is totally divorced from its national soccer team’s ability to score goals.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

“Not in person, anyway. Our parents divorced when I was four and she was eight, and then when she turned fourteen, she moved to New Hampshire to live with my mom.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone