estranged
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Cynthia decided to do it herself, so she called her estranged husband, Don Gonzalez, a truck driver, and asked him to leave work to pick up their daughter.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Two years later, in London, Mary is estranged from her parents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Jessi Draper of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is accusing her estranged second husband, Jordan Ngatikaura, of being involved in pretty much all of the above.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The jury was told how MacDowell, who was living near Inverness at the time and better known by the name Bill MacDowell, was company secretary at a building firm owned by MacRae's estranged husband, Gordon.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
As in: Alexis’s mom and dad are estranged.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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