widowed
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According to the US House of Representatives in 2025, 45 widowed women have directly succeeded their late husbands in Congress - 38 in the House and eight in the Senate.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
She shared her home in London with her widowed mother, Rita, until her death in 2007.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Vietnam veteran Millard Elston, twice widowed, created the phone and the homemade bench where it sits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
See: I’m 65, widowed and collecting Social Security survivor benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
He didn’t mention Jean, the widowed schoolteacher’s daughter.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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