Researchers have a name for the increased probability of death among grieving mates within weeks or months of their spouses' passing: the "widowhood effect. ""

研究者们已经给这些由于配偶的死亡而极度悲伤，有可能在几个星期或一个月内也跟随而去的伴侣们想出了一个名字：“寡居效应”。

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"Often people just name their spouses, and it's something they overlook, " says Philip Bouklas, an attorney in New York.

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The judge was described by lawyers as unfailingly polite and cordial, often asking about attorneys' spouses and children by name.

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Why were the ex-spouses of the newlyweds not mentioned by name in the story?

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