wives

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Usually wives and husbands divide their separate property among their heirs and their second spouse, but there’s no rule that says they must do that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The wives of two men who died recalled losing their homes.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

So all you men walking with your wives, remember this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He would take members’ wives antique shopping or sit through movies with the children of members who were bored at the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

“Oh! I was demented, dreaming of wild, impossible things, recalling men who had set their wives free, we have heard of such things.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin