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widow

[wid-oh] / ˈwɪd oʊ /
NOUN
woman with dead husband
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Still, it’s easy to see how those numbers led Miles and Kirk’s widow Erika, who took over TPUSA, to think they could leverage the moment into a revival tour.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

While your brother’s widow is, no doubt, providing the care and guidance of both a mother and a father to these children, the knowledge that their uncle is also looking out for them is priceless.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Field plays Tova, a lonely widow living in a fictional coastal town in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Passengers offered comfort and condolences to the widow of the person who had died.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In any story the two hardest things to be are a widow or an orphan.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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