out in the cold
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If both spouses have children from previous marriages, they both have an incentive to ensure that those children are not left out in the cold if their parents die first.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Pubs cheer business rates relief while other firms 'left out in the cold'
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Years of narrow, large cap leadership have forced active investors into mega caps, leaving the average stock out in the cold — it’s 20% underweight, and owned by a paltry 10% of funds on average.”
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Left or right, Republican or Democrat, Americans want to know that they won’t be left out in the cold, literally, if life deals them a bad hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
Why did Mango have to go out in the cold?
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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