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wifely

adjective

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as in spousal

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Recent Examples of wifely Judd, who seems a decent man, wants to know how Agnes would exemplify her wifely duties. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026 Behold all of his wifely love, and then behold him, loving her. — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 20 June 2019 An even more incendiary interview surfaced online in March, in which Patterson can be heard boasting about having counseled an abused woman, who showed up to church with two black eyes, to submit to domestic violence as her wifely duty. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 June 2018 To play Midge, Brosnahan consulted a stack of vintage Good Housekeeping magazines, clipping articles about wifely deportment. — Alexis Soloski, idahostatesman, 7 Jan. 2018

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spousal

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To meet the new standards, future gun regulations that come to the court will need to have a clear historical pedigree as well as target a group for whom Americans have less sympathy, such as spousal abusers, rather than increasing affinity – pot users.

— Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
Certain spousal debts Depending on state laws and the nature of the debt, surviving spouses may have additional responsibilities.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 June 2026

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