spousal
Example Sentences
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The spousal role on state visits has traditionally been decorative: waving, smiling and visiting cultural venues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“In some cases, the surviving spouse may also lose certain tax breaks that are only available to married couples, like spousal IRA contributions or higher income limits for certain tax credits,” it says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Both spousal benefits and survivor benefits stop growing at full retirement age, which for your friend is 67.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Again, you only get that combined retirement and spousal benefit, not two full benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Blessed maid, Why lengthen out thy maiden hours when fate Permits the noblest spousal in the world?
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning