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single woman

NOUN
bachelor girl
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NOUN
spinster
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If I—a single woman who lives alone and works from home—don’t have the luxury of me time, I cannot fathom what families, gig workers, and recent college graduates must endure.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

A single woman said her therapist pushed her to get married—insisting that being alone was unnatural—even though she found her single life was full and satisfying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Every single woman I knew, pretty much, was in this position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

It’s more expensive for women due to their longer life expectancy: $524 for a 65-year-old single woman versus $966 for a 75-year-old woman.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

The main character, Mary Richards, was a young, single woman who was interested not in starting a family—as practically every previous television heroine had been—but in advancing her career.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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