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housewife

[hous-wahyf, huhz-if] / ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf, ˈhʌz ɪf /


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"I have no words," Maria Caridad Alvarez, a 62-year-old housewife, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

"The loss of the leader is heavier than losing our parents," Hoda, a 35-year-old housewife, told AFP news agency.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Even before her husband’s death and her takeover as CEO of TPUSA, she was a highly-educated career woman only playing at being the demure housewife for his audiences.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

When Todd Haynes made his 1995 masterpiece “Safe”—which cast Julianne Moore as a Los Angeles housewife under siege by myriad illnesses—environmental disease was an enigma.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

I wanted to charge downstairs and make a scene—show myself to be rough and uncivil, the complete opposite of the cultured and obedient housewife that Ba aimed to portray.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

German defence giant Rheinmetall on Sunday sought to smooth over a row caused by comments from its boss comparing Ukrainian factories producing drones to "housewives" making weapons in their kitchens.

From Barron's Mar. 29, 2026

At one point housewives were admonished not to shake their dust mops outdoors lest that contribute to smog.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

Credited with helping to ignite second-wave feminism in the 1960s, the book claimed that many middle-class, college-educated women were dissatisfied being confined to their roles as housewives and mothers.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

Social media’s entire “tradwife” genre is about professional content creators pretending to be submissive housewives to sell advertising.

From Salon Oct. 6, 2025

Lauren seemed to compensate by watching TV for hours at a time, housewives and fix-it shows and singing competitions flashing across the screen every time Maya came downstairs for a snack.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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