wives

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They are part of a larger group of 34 believed to include wives, widows and children of IS fighters.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Usually wives and husbands divide their separate property among their heirs and their second spouse, but there’s no rule that says they must do that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The wives of two men who died recalled losing their homes.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

He would take members’ wives antique shopping or sit through movies with the children of members who were bored at the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

My image of these women was fuzzy, since there were none in Macún, where all the females were wives or young girls who would one day be wives.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago