wed

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Historically, women who wed royals have faced intense pressure to produce sons and some family members are regular subjects of online and media gossip.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

If he is going to allow his parents and his salary to dictate whether or not you wed, that’s a choice, and it implies that the answer may be hiding in plain sight.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

The two wed in Hong Kong in 2018, and their daughter was born later that year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

They wed when Biden was 18 and Stevenson was 23.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

For my sister Deborah, Mom wrote that she was so beautiful, she would get at least one hundred cows when she wed.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana