war widow
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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
She also recalled her work in Mike Leigh’s 2011 National Theatre production of “Grief,” a play about a war widow in 1957, to better understand the circumstances of the period.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2022
Aged 29, Jacky was the oldest in the group, a war widow and part of a key intelligence network in the Resistance, says Gwen.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2022
The fermenting bed was my grandmother’s equivalent of a sourdough starter, a lesson in resourcefulness from a war widow who turned humble ingredients into something delicious.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2021
This lady, a Mrs. Todd, was a war widow, who had lost her husband in the early years of the struggle.
From The Colonel's Dream by Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell)
