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wife

[wahyf] / waɪf /


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“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

Dalin was joined on his boat by his wife and their son Oscar after crossing the finish line to win the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe race in January 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

And Moon is the wife of a respected local doctor of traditional Chinese medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But now that Mom’s not his wife anymore, Celia and I got erased.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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