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In Syria's first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a hardline Islamist commander.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The widow of a police officer has said she hopes people will share a petition calling for his killers to be denied early release from prison, insisting she "will not give up".

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Shayna Aspinwall, the widow of slain math teacher and football coach Richard Aspinwall, 39, called Gray a “pathetic excuse for a father.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Singing sensation Cher will be forced to pay the $1 million in legal fees that she incurred during a bitter legal battle against ex-husband Sonny Bono’s widow, Mary Bono, a judge has ruled.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

An acquaintance named Elizabeth Ellet encouraged Maggie to fight for her legal rights as Elisha’s widow.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Ambrositsch, for example, is proud that her heuriger brings together "19-year-old hipsters and 91-year-old widows" at the same table.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

In many cases, those women were widows appointed by governors or chosen by voters to take over their deceased husbands’ seats.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Spouses and widows of veterans got 10 points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The scandal is especially egregious because widows and widowers are disproportionately among the poorest elders.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

Some are widows or widowers, others are people with relatives or children who have gone missing.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Katja, a widowed cleaning lady, lives with her 26-year-old daughter, Ines, and her slightly younger son, Mario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Single, divorced or widowed and need coverage for your car?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

I know a recently widowed 85-year-old who liked living in a gated community in South Florida for residents 55 and up.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

She shared her home in London with her widowed mother, Rita, until her death in 2007.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

He glanced at the dead face one more time, and then with widowed sedateness he opened the door that led out into the hospital corridor.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

In 2015 she became a symbol of heartbreaking grief when Goldberg died while working out on vacation, widowing her with two children as she continued to help run one of the world’s best-known companies.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

Compared with other singletons, people who were single as a result of divorce or widowing had a three times and six times greater risk, respectively.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sooba was gratified by the performance of the widowing ceremonies; he felt to a certain degree revenged upon his unfortunate nephew.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.

And now he learnt that not only had she thwarted his schemes against Monmouth, but had deprived him of the ardently sought felicity of widowing her.

From Mistress Wilding by Sabatini, Rafael

He kept continually in his hand a polished, oval, white carnelian, the gift of his widowing love, and at times it seemed his only consolation, the only thing left him in this world clearly tangible.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various