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divorce

[dih-vawrs] / dɪˈvɔrs /




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Earlier in my career, while I was still working, I went through another divorce.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

I retired in 2020 and subsequently went through a divorce a few years later.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

John and Laura Overdeck are engaged in a divorce trial that could produce one of the largest settlements in history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Still, Buck and Aikman’s impending divorce is a headache for ESPN, which will host its first Super Bowl in February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Eventually, my dad returned with his wallet, and the divorce went off without any more hitches.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Ms. Carvajal and Ms. Ostler, both journalists, track the marriages, divorces, Catholic conversions, births and deaths of various family members against the backdrop of a vanishing way of life and impending disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Birthdays and divorces are celebrated with equal aplomb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The industry often divorces us from what got us into the business in the first place: making believe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

But what if she divorces her second husband?

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

After the Pacheco case and up until this Joe Mondragon thing, Bloom had once again comfortably immersed himself in the endless petty squabbles, divorces, and mundane litigations of the poor people of Chamisa County.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Edens, 64 years old, who had divorced his longtime wife before meeting Luo, is known for unusual investments, including subprime loans after the 2008-09 financial crisis and a private passenger railway in Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

When she and Newsom divorced in 2006, they cited the strain of the bicoastal relationship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

She divorced her husband the following year, and Paxton’s divorce is pending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

What if your sister ran into financial trouble, divorced or declared bankruptcy?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“If they got divorced, and if she tried to kill him, and if he banished her from Iran, why did she keep his name?”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

The couple were married at the time of the alleged offences before separating in 2018 and divorcing in 2021.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mutual-fund company T. Rowe Price lists special equity awards among pay practices that it considers outdated or at risk of divorcing executives’ interests from those of shareholders in its proxy voting guidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 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

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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