widow

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Jospin's widow, the philosopher Sylviane Agacinsky, 80, was in attendance.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The legal claim filed recently by widow Nancy Lemus alleges new details in the runup to the the explosion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

She said that his widow, Patricia Houston, "with great dignity and courage, describes to the court the devastating impact of the loss of her husband… in her words, her world has collapsed."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He left a widow and two young children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Mr. and Mrs. Pocket had a toady neighbour; a widow lady of that highly sympathetic nature that she agreed with everybody, blessed everybody, and shed smiles and tears on everybody, according to circumstances.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens