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elopement

[ih-lohp-muhnt] / ɪˈloʊp mənt /


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The Janet Jackson that “Control” unleashed on the world was a teenager shaking off the dust of two forgettable pop albums and a misguided elopement with another pop star, James DeBarge, when she was 18.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Other photographers followed in Maddie Mae’s footsteps, especially after she began leading workshops on elopement adventures; the three other photographers I interviewed for this piece, Flynn, Traci Edwards and Karen Agurto, all took her courses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

She said that an elopement climb shouldn’t require a couple to push themselves.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

Dear Miss Manners: My daughter and her fiance are having a planned elopement.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

The signs of our elopement were subtle: My parents’ wedding picture was gone, as was the grainy photograph of my grandfather and King Nader Shah stand­ing over the dead deer.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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