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marry

[mar-ee, mer-ee] / ˈmær i, ˈmɛr i /


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"She was like a sister. We even got pregnant together - me with my daughter and her with Ariel. They became best friends also. We used to laugh that they were going to marry."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

By upgrading marriage registries with chandeliers, flower arches and poetry, local Chinese officials are glamorizing city hall weddings in hopes of encouraging young couples to marry and boost the nation’s declining birthrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Other chapters observe what happens when Thems date or marry Whos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Although a techno remix of Bruno Mars’ “Marry You” was blasting in the video, the DJ’s lips are seen mouthing, “Will you marry me?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Betsie had always known that, because of her health, she could not have children, and for that reason had decided long ago never to marry.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

But he refuses to listen and marries her anyway.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Less than an hour after getting marries, the couple found themselves surrounded by dramatic scenery for their wedding photographs.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

If your daughter is married or marries sometime in the future, she can decide how much of her inheritance will be commingled with her spouse’s finances.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

Stand out in a sea of stretchy polos and soulless chinos with attire that marries the look of nostalgic golf style with modern flourishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

"The day Tía Mimi marries, cows will fly," we cousins teased.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Jackson was married for a period of time with no known children, Price said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

And to that Justice Alito responded: “After Obergefell, people of the same sex got married and entered into contracts, and so there was much, it was much more concrete.”

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

For married couples filing jointly, Social Security benefits generally aren’t federally taxable if combined income is $32,000 or less.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

A chance encounter with a simpatico married pair offers the possibility of friendship—but soon gives way to something spookier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

How he and Mama hadn’t been married very long, and were sharecropping in Missouri.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The vision of a utopian domestic future took a strange turn during the Cold War, marrying the breathless excitement of the space age with the existential dread of nuclear annihilation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Months after marrying Taylor Swift, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is playing better than he has in years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

For more than 50 years, with a few breaks in between, Squeeze has been making memorable tunes by marrying infectious pop melodies with sophisticated and literate lyrics, often about the complexity of relationships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Boulter has had plenty to celebrate in her personal life this summer after marrying Australia's Alex de Minaur, the world number seven, in July.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

“My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen


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