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divorce

[dih-vawrs] / dɪˈvɔrs /




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Wilson isn’t the only wealthy entrepreneur to divorce without a prenup.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

After a divorce: Divorce is the most obvious trigger — but as Kleinfeldt’s case shows, wanting to update your beneficiary designations isn’t enough.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

It led to divorce and birthed the series, which aimed to give a glimpse of Utah’s Mormon mom influencers navigating the hyper-conservative religious expectations they live by or grew up in.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Kwon is known to have argued that Lee was neither a co-founder nor involved in the company's management, and reportedly opposed the divorce, according to local reports.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

I tell him I know the truth about their divorce.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

“The battle over embryos is becoming a big problem in divorces now.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Both stars finalised divorces from their former partners during their time together.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

The movie kicks off as a casual portrait of the vacant nouveau riche lifestyles of the mini-oligarchs: fancy dinners, divorces, bathroom gossip.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Many painted a picture of "destroyed" lives: divorces, losing custody of their children, prison, psychiatric hospitals, and astronomical medical bills in the hope of regaining "a normal, meaningful life."

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

One of the few healthy businesses in town was the sad trade in divorces, handled quickly and easily in cold offices that had once been noisy saloons.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

"We measured outcomes like whether someone became employed or unemployed, whether they got married or divorced, and standard indicators of mental health," he said.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

The royal couple had divorced in August 1996.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Kramer’s sister, Kaitlin, wrote on social media that Wehr had told the 22-year-old that he was “almost fully divorced and extremely separated.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

“After a marriage for this period of time, differentiating between marital and non-marital assets became excessively challenging,” when they got divorced, he says.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

“But he broke it off. He divorced his wife anyway and married Blanche a couple of years ago.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Tom Segura is finally addressing the news that he and Christina Pazsitzky are divorcing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Keep in mind that divorcing solely for the purpose of qualifying for higher benefits may raise legal concerns if the divorce is not genuine.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

But divorcing a film like this from the times in which we’re absorbing it is short of impossible, no matter how much of an escape it provides for 109 minutes.

From Salon May 17, 2026

Her joy of divorcing my father was twofold as she not only left a somewhat feckless husband, but also de-Mycock-ed herself.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

It’s not as if she was divorcing them.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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