divorce
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Rowbottom grew up in rural New England, a card-carrying “Horse Girl” whose parents’ divorce became small-town gossip when her father began dating her drama teacher.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Sure, life throws us curveballs—illness, divorce, unemployment—so a little extra cushion can come in handy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“I was living here when my son was born, when I went through a divorce and got remarried. My best friend even moved in for a year and a half.”
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Liu Xiaoli, who faces eviction from her subdivided flat, works two part-time jobs as a cook and cleaner to make ends meet after her divorce, and supports her daughter and granddaughter in mainland China.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
I would like to let the record show that Ali and Shohreh probably had the most amicable divorce in the history of divorces.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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