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marriage

[mar-ij] / ˈmær ɪdʒ /


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It was not important: the end of her marriage, and of her dreams, was.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Along the way the reader follows Graham as the academy’s intrigue threatens to consume him, to the detriment of his legal practice and his marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

You don’t have to justify your financial choices, and you don’t know what goes on inside another couple’s marriage or how wealthy or not they really are.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Little has been shared about the plot of the upcoming Christmas special, however, the BBC has teased: "With marriage comes a new identity and the question remains: who will Mary become as Mrs Hayward?"

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the glow of the fake sun, framed family pictures and yellowing birth and marriage certificates are attached to the other walls, like a shrine to Earth.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The UN and most humanitarian organisations categorise marriages of girls under 18 as early marriage.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In 1983, after each of their marriages had ended, they started dating each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Generations of matchmakers would ply their trade to set up successful marriages, and word spread.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

For the first time, I let the repeated narrative inside my head of failed marriages and bad decisions melt away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Behind the desk, a whiteboard was propped on a wall, venues and dates of intended marriages written on it in blue; a name at the bottom caught his eye.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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