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shotgun marriage

noun as in shotgun wedding

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It's a lot harder to be a carefree cad about town when you have child support payments or even, as the religious right hopes, a shotgun marriage.

From Salon

Their union, hardly a shotgun marriage, makes sense conceptually.

Since the shotgun marriage - the first merger of two global systemically important banks - was completed in June, UBS has wrestled to stabilise the group.

From Reuters

Since the shotgun marriage - the first merger of two global systemically important banks - was completed in June, UBS has wrestled to stabilise its purchase.

From Reuters

The shotgun marriage to its fallen rival - the first-ever merger of two global systemically important banks - has created both opportunities and risks for UBS.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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