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widow

[wid-oh] / ˈwɪd oʊ /
NOUN
woman with dead husband
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Bilel Saadoui also worked in a hotel in Sousse and he too went on to marry an English tourist, a widowed hairdresser on holiday with her two young children.

From BBC

Paul McManus, drummer with the Scottish band Gun and a supporter of Scottish Labour, has now said he will fund the action after Salmond's widow Moira agreed to transfer the legal rights of the case.

From BBC

His death in 2021 split his real estate empire between his ex-wife and widow — an arrangement that residents say led to dysfunctional management.

From Los Angeles Times

The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has said her family is frustrated by a delay in the start of a public inquiry ordered by the UK Government in 2024.

From BBC

Six federal prosecutors resigned last month after Bondi directed them to investigate Good’s widow.

From Los Angeles Times