widowed
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After her widowed mother saw a financial adviser, Sarah decided to seek advice.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Vietnam veteran Millard Elston, twice widowed, created the phone and the homemade bench where it sits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Social Security-benefit rules favor married individuals and are a disadvantage for divorced, prematurely widowed and lifelong single older adults, according to a study in The Gerontologist, an academic journal focused on aging.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
She followed that by playing widowed aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in To the Manor Born, which first aired in 1979.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
With her two daughters and widowed mother in tow, she escaped to Waltha Castle.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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