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

The betrothal culminates Sunday in a not-so-intimate ceremony at Allegiant Stadium, where the city will host its first-ever Super Bowl.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 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

He and his father had bought two silver rings, washed with gold, and silver earrings, and these his father had taken to the woman’s owner in acknowledgment of betrothal.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck