war widow
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She passed as a Mexican woman to get a housekeeping job in the ranch where her mother died; later in life she found work by pretending to be a war widow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The war correspondent and war widow stayed up late talking.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2023
Other countries still imposed limitations, such as property qualifications or the need to be a war widow in order to vote.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
A convicted computer hacker, disguised as a postal worker to steal mail, falls for a young war widow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2018
She was a war widow, and a phrase she had used to him rang in his brain for many days after.
From Mufti by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
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