separate maintenance
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Students in Northern Ireland from less well-off backgrounds can also get a separate maintenance grant of up to £3,475, depending on their household income.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025
A separate maintenance loan is intended to cover accommodation, food, books and equipment.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
Most inspection reports will separate maintenance work from more pressing matters.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022
High Life Gloria Swanson, high-styled siren of the silents, trim and tiger-eyed at 46, fought her fifth husband* for high-styled support, went to court in Manhattan for separate maintenance of $1,000 a week.
From Time Magazine Archive
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At length, within three months after the birth of Patrick, she found that he was unfaithful to her, and immediately demanded a separate maintenance.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George