unwed

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A few states including Texas and Kansas recognize common-law marriages, where unwed couples who publicly represent themselves as spouses are subject to the state’s marriage and divorce laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

This will be a tale of crime and punishment told in flashback, rewinding to Becket’s mother, an heiress excised from an eleven-figure fortune for giving birth as an unwed teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Born to an unwed mother who gave him to relatives to raise as a baby, Ellison—who declined to be interviewed for this article—was estranged from his biological parents.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Immediately upon graduation from college, she found work at a county welfare office assisting young, unwed mothers.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

Me a mojarad, a single young man, and she an unwed young woman.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini