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The separate worlds of Bill and Melinda Gates

By Nicholas Kulish, Rebecca R. Ruiz and David Gelles
New York Times·
13 mins to read

They built an empire that was essential in the pandemic. Now, their impending divorce makes personal a shift that confidants say was well underway in their philanthropic roles.

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates were stuck at home.

When the pandemic hit last March, the couple retreated to their 66,000-square-foot home on the shore of Lake Washington, venturing out infrequently to minimise their potential exposure to the virus. From their home offices they continued running the influential foundation that bears

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