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as in match
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
some religions consider marriage a sacrament
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Read more Julia Roberts ad sparks debate about gender gap, voting in marriages
A pro-Harris campaign ad encouraging women to break with their Trump-supporting partners at the ballot box is striking a nerve amid signs of a growing national gender gap in the high-stakes presidential race.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Former President Donald Trump, a wealthy businessman, has five children from three marriages.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
While most reality-show cast members tend to be people in their 20s and 30s, Golden Bachelorette is full of boomers — men in their 60s, mostly, who have already been through marriages and are now divorced or widowed.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
The dissolution of Kody's marriages to Meri Brown, Janelle Brown and Christine Brown remained a topic of discussion during the Sunday, Oct. 13 episode as Kody, 55, and Robyn, 45, were preparing to spend their first Christmas without their large brood.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Former President Donald Trump, a wealthy businessman, has five children from three marriages.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
While most reality-show cast members tend to be people in their 20s and 30s, Golden Bachelorette is full of boomers — men in their 60s, mostly, who have already been through marriages and are now divorced or widowed.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
The dissolution of Kody's marriages to Meri Brown, Janelle Brown and Christine Brown remained a topic of discussion during the Sunday, Oct. 13 episode as Kody, 55, and Robyn, 45, were preparing to spend their first Christmas without their large brood.
—Dory Jackson, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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On Friday night, No. 8 Texas (4-3) will host Hawaii (6-2) in a nonconference volleyball match at Gregory Gym. Texas and Hawaii have not played since 2013.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Rumors began circulating on Wednesday, suggesting the promotion expressed interest in a match involving Paul and Tyson.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Plus, Monica's, well, Monica-ness about her wedding china provides some laughs, too. 5.Diana Pearl, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Mia Farrow talks about being at Minnelli and David Gest’s wedding.Marc Malkin, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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They’re showered with gifts — money toward a honeymoon, a good knife set, a hand drill for DIY home projects — to set them up for a successful start to blissful matrimony.Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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High society doyenne Julia (Kina Kantor) is exhausted by pretending to adore Fred (Michael Barrett Austin) after five long years of matrimony.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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The two were in an on-again-off-again relationship for more than four years starting in 2006, when Wood was 18 and Manson was 37.KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Allerton had stopped returning Lee’s letters some time ago, and the sting of their broken relationship lingers.Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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But he was instead mired in scandal, including mounting debts and lawsuits and backlash from two children born out of wedlock.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Her father lost a leg in World War I, her mother was born out of wedlock, and her grandmother once labored in a workhouse for the poor.Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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