betrothal
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The betrothal itself is a choreographed ritual of gestures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Then my four-year betrothal to a handsome, wonderful man had been called off, and I was left considering that I might have deliberately blown it up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024
In Field, he thought he had found someone to love and grow old with and the pair had undergone a "betrothal" ceremony in 2014.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023
As China faces a shrinking population, officials are cracking down on an ancient tradition of betrothal gifts to try to promote marriages, which have been on the decline.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023
It was only after the betrothal that she’d learned his name.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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