widowed
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As “The Things We Never Say” begins, Artie is saying goodbye to a widowed friend who is moving to Ohio to be close to her daughter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Retired teacher Clive is 60 and widowed, and environmental officer Shelley-Ann is 55 and going through a bitter divorce.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Mitford, suddenly widowed and with an infant daughter, found work in Washington, D.C., at the Office of Price Administration, pursuing violators of wartime regulations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Among Wonder Project’s recent shows is “It’s Not Like That,” a romance starring Scott Foley as a widowed pastor who falls for a divorced woman played by Erinn Hayes.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Marian’s widowed mother was determined to keep her family together.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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