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husband

[huhz-buhnd] / ˈhʌz bənd /


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My husband was 82 when he passed away.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Only one really: In retrospect she wishes her husband hadn’t run for a second term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A widow whose husband was killed in a car accident by a negligent driver but who could not bring a lawsuit because of a federal statute preserving governmental immunity.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

The pensioner was forced out of her County Durham Post Office in 2003 - despite her late husband Oswall paid more than £50,000 of their savings to cover non-existent shortfalls.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Tante Jans, Mama’s older sister, had moved in with us when her husband died to spend, as she put it, “what few days remain to me,” though she was still only in her early forties.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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