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widow

[wid-oh] / ˈwɪd oʊ /
NOUN
woman with dead husband
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Two years after allegations surfaced about the helicopter crash images, a jury awarded widow Vanessa Bryant $31 million in damages after she sued the county for violating her right to privacy and inflicting emotional distress.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Jospin's widow, the philosopher Sylviane Agacinsky, 80, was in attendance.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

He left a widow and two young children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

But Ron Arad's widow Tami urged Israel's leaders not to put IDF soldiers' lives at risk.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The widow leaned back in her rocking chair.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack