wife

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Unable to find a reasonably priced house after a two-year search, the 62-year-old moved with his wife to the neighboring canton of Aargau around nine years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were seriously wounded.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Dalin was joined on his boat by his wife and their son Oscar after crossing the finish line to win the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe race in January 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

And Moon is the wife of a respected local doctor of traditional Chinese medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Miss ten Boom, I am a Jew. Who knows when they will come to take me away? My wife too—although she is a Gentile—is in danger because of her marriage.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom