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husband

[huhz-buhnd] / ˈhʌz bənd /


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While Walter Hunt’s daughter dissuaded her father from obtaining a sewing-machine patent, Elias Howe Jr.’s wife inspired her husband to get one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Her husband, John Jay O’Connor, told Bennett: “Do you know what she has given you? She takes that to the bench every day she goes to work.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Noel McLaughlin, husband of victim Jade Young, and Catherine Ann Molihan, a nurse who helped people, will receive awards for brave conduct.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The witness said Charmain was considering divorce, and planned to confront her husband about "his conduct towards her".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Concerned for justice or retaliation for a son or husband, rather than a whole battalion of sons or husbands?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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