wife
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Cole often tells the story of sleeping on an air mattress with his wife, Emily, in a ramshackle garage apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Newhan is survived by his wife, Connie; his son, David, and daughter-in-law, Karen; his daughter, Sara, and son-in-law, Mike; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The WHO said the patient, the wife of an employee of the Swiss embassy in the capital Abuja, developed symptoms on October 7.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Let’s call that $60 if I put my wife on the application with me.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Burrs found and interviewed Ruth Culver, a western New York woman related to David Fox’s wife.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Other members, including women, said wives were happier with the idea of their husbands whiling away the hours in a men-only environment rather than a mixed bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"About 60% of husbands and wives in the sample said they exercised, but only about a third exercised together," Yorgason said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Trump and Xi will begin their day with tea at the White House's Red Room with their wives.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
One can see the TV Guide thumbnails: Woody and Matthew forget to buy Valentine’s Day gifts for their wives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Their wives were sentenced to twenty-five years in prison and fined $10,000.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
"I'm sore offended in the lad I'm wifed to."
From Blind Man's Lantern by George Luther Schelling
From her perspective, all-powerful cosmic beings have no business wifing up with mortals.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
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