widowed
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Ethel was widowed at the age of 23 when her husband was killed in combat during World War One.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Spalding was born in 1850 in Byron, Ill. His widowed mother sent him at age 11 to live with his aunt and uncle in nearby Rockford, where he first played baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Among Wonder Project’s recent shows is “It’s Not Like That,” a romance starring Scott Foley as a widowed pastor who falls for a divorced woman played by Erinn Hayes.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
My widowed mother decided to remarry, and she chose a lovely man whose family has a history of remarkable longevity.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
A single, Black woman in her early thirties, she came from Washington, DC, where she helped support her widowed brother and his children.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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