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[dih-vawrs] / dɪˈvɔrs /




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Segura continued that he’s not the type of guy who’s an “open book” with his personal life, and that he understands the public’s interest in their divorce, whether they are trolls or heartbroken fans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Experts and couples interviewed by AFP spoke of a combination of factors, including longer educations and growing professional ambitions among women, along with rising divorce rates and financial strain on young professionals.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Even more high profile has been the divorce of Rep. Max Miller from Emily Moreno, the daughter of another prominent Ohio Republican, Sen. Bernie Moreno.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Linda had been in the midst of divorce proceedings and had visited a bank with a court order to freeze her husband's bank accounts the week before she vanished.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“A divorce means, well, that your mom and dad aren’t going to be married anymore. But...you’ll still be a family. Just different.”

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

I think a lot of us feel like we grew up with Hilary, so all of her music resonated with us then, and now, now that we’re older, through relationships or divorces or motherhood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

But what if she divorces her second husband?

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Many painted a picture of "destroyed" lives: divorces, losing custody of their children, prison, psychiatric hospitals, and astronomical medical bills in the hope of regaining "a normal, meaningful life."

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

But those were a couple of divorces and a serious illness ago, and the son looking over his shoulder at the mounted snapshots now had little in common with the boy in the pictures.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

She moved into her grandfather’s empty house with her first husband, whom she married at 17 years old and later divorced.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Now divorced, Miller and Emily Moreno are involved in a custody battle over their 2-year-old daughter.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

The attacker had lived with his grandparents, as his parents were divorced.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

In addition to getting divorced after the Fox 11 job, she was later sideswiped by financial woes and a devastating health scare.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 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

“Yes, Tom and I are divorcing, and it is extremely sad,” she said, beginning to cry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Bill Eddy, a longtime conflict resolution specialist, also describes relationship dynamics between siblings that can be similar to a divorcing couple trying to make it work for the kids.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

His wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, is divorcing him on “biblical grounds,” accusing him of infidelity.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

Sometimes, divorcing couples clash over who gets the car or the house.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

I had an aunt who went as far as divorcing her husband and briefly marrying an American family friend so that she could get a green card.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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