divorce
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“War,” premiering Thursday on HBO, is the satisfying story of a divorce, or rather the prelude to a divorce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Patsy Wilcox had reluctantly agreed to a divorce after Rantzen became pregnant, and Rantzen and Wilcox went on to marry in 1977.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I’ve heard that money is the No. 1 cause of divorce, and I don’t want that to happen to us.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
I dipped my toe back into dating after my divorce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
“It’s just, she’s the one who asked for the divorce, and that just...just...”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
After two humiliating divorces, Opal has made the salvation of her oafish children her primary concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
"Working has kept me young, vigorous, energetic, knowledgeable, fun," said Cohen, who has represented celebrities in their divorces, including former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
There had been several divorces among them, including Yolanda's.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
The following year, Wagner got divorced and ended up with sole ownership of the home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Years later, when Princess Diana announced to her brother that she was getting divorced, he expressed support but also concern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Linigers and their inner circle began working so obsessively, seven days a week, that, “every officer in the place that first year ended up being divorced within 10 years,” Dave explained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"We measured outcomes like whether someone became employed or unemployed, whether they got married or divorced, and standard indicators of mental health," he said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
In 1864, Woodhull divorced her husband, who had abandoned her, and married Colonel James Blood, a wounded Civil War veteran.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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
“Yes, Tom and I are divorcing, and it is extremely sad,” she said, beginning to cry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
May 2021: Bill and Melinda French Gates announce they are divorcing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
Abuelita said that Papá was divorcing Mamá, but she didn’t mention that he had another woman and two other daughters.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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