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widow

noun as in woman with dead husband

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As a widowed father, the clutter built up as Craig focused on raising the girls as a single parent.

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The lawyer for Lim Kimya's widow told news agency AFP that she was "probably satisfied" with Friday's verdict, though she was "still questioning who ordered the crime".

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Astonished by what she had learned at the hospital meeting, Mr Philip's widow, Melissa Cockburn, posted a message on social media asking other families who had been contacted by the Freeman to get in touch.

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The activist’s widow, Erika Kirk, was greeted with pyrotechnics as she came on stage.

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A father who was left widowed with seven young children has said sharing his story of "brokenness and grief" after losing his wife is helping others.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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