widowed
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She is 79, widowed and financially comfortable, with about $900,000 in savings and investments, a paid-off house worth around $600,000, Social Security and a small pension.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Cecily Craig, 71, lives a short walk away from her centenarian widowed mother at Park Pointe Village in Rock Hill, S.C., each in their own apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Katja, a widowed cleaning lady, lives with her 26-year-old daughter, Ines, and her slightly younger son, Mario.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Single, divorced and widowed drivers got quotes in April 2025 that were up to $108 higher for six months of premiums from four out of five California carriers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Not only that, but she got herself widowed, divorced, married, and pregnant—all in ten days’ time.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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