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divorce

[dih-vawrs] / dɪˈvɔrs /




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Segura continued that he’s not the type of guy who’s an “open book” with his personal life, and that he understands the public’s interest in their divorce, whether they are trolls or heartbroken fans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 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

Even more high profile has been the divorce of Rep. Max Miller from Emily Moreno, the daughter of another prominent Ohio Republican, Sen. Bernie Moreno.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

"It has taken almost two years, and even now I still don't know when I can divorce her," he says, surrounded by his legal paperwork.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“She was there for you during your parents’ divorce.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

The industry often divorces us from what got us into the business in the first place: making believe.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

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

"Working has kept me young, vigorous, energetic, knowledgeable, fun," said Cohen, who has represented celebrities in their divorces, including former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

From BBC Jun. 13, 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

He pictures an instant family with a freshly divorced woman he once had a thing with in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Also true: Same-sex married couples and eligible divorced spouses are treated the same as opposite-sex couples by the Social Security Administration.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

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

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

The attacker had lived with his grandparents, as his parents were divorced.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

And that's precisely why I was left emotionally discombobulated when I found out that my parents had secretly gotten divorced.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 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

It seems as if her parents were perpetually fighting their own marital war of attrition, eventually divorcing in the 1970s after their children had all moved out.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The pair announced their separation in 2024, with a spokesperson saying "their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing".

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

In 1980, four years after divorcing Cheetah, Deborah took her car to a mechanic named James Pullum, who also worked at a local steel mill.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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