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wife

[wahyf] / waɪf /


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"If it was more affordable for families we would definitely go and check it out," says Brennan, who was with wife Erica and children Stephanie and Marcel.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Todd Chrisley received a 12-year sentence, along with 16 months’ probation, while his wife was sentenced to seven years in prison and 16 months’ probation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

“If we start losing our wildlife, that’s a vacuum on my little community, my county,” said John Paul Schuster, a Kinney County judge and rancher with his wife, Donna Schuster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were seriously wounded.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“When the wife was alive, you know. Right on the sea we stayed.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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