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[dih-vawrs] / dɪˈvɔrs /




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He said he “didn’t know off the top of my head” whether his wife would remain a beneficiary in the event of a divorce.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Did a prenup help you through a divorce?

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

One wildly successful creator, Maya, recalled receiving direct messages from fans that her art was the only thing getting them through death, divorce and other catastrophic life events.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Caesar orders his friend to marry and divorce to satisfy dynastic imperatives, and forcibly adopts Agrippa’s children when it suits him.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The last thing I wanted was what had happened to some of my friends' families: a divorce.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

After two humiliating divorces, Opal has made the salvation of her oafish children her primary concern.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

I’ve also heard from various people telling me their whole financial picture, down to the pennies in their accounts, and the ins and outs of their divorces, estate fights and bad relationships with financial professionals.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Both stars finalised divorces from their former partners during their time together.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Lawyers who navigate the system for divorces, custody disputes and family court battles say it will be complicated.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2026

There had been several divorces among them, including Yolanda's.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

In 2017, Epstein’s lawyer handled the paperwork for her to get divorced, and she describes the years after that as an effort to get out.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

From the age of 11, after her parents divorced and her older sister Susanne left home, Gloria often cared for her mom.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

“When we got divorced, we talked about making rooms for the kids here and having them here sometimes, but it’s just such a long drive,” she said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Life before then had been untethered - she had moved around, been married, pregnant and divorced before she was 21.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

By 1922, Morrison had divorced his Osage wife, and after Stepson’s death he married Stepson’s widow, Tillie, making himself the guardian of her two children.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Finally, the Sun splashes on the marriage breakup of Katie Price and her "conman hubby", as the paper puts it, with: "Katie: I'm divorcing you, Lee."

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Tom Segura is finally addressing the news that he and Christina Pazsitzky are divorcing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Keep in mind that divorcing solely for the purpose of qualifying for higher benefits may raise legal concerns if the divorce is not genuine.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

But divorcing a film like this from the times in which we’re absorbing it is short of impossible, no matter how much of an escape it provides for 109 minutes.

From Salon May 17, 2026

In 1980, four years after divorcing Cheetah, Deborah took her car to a mechanic named James Pullum, who also worked at a local steel mill.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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