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Recent Examples of marriageable
Sweet and kind Elodie is merely the latest in a long line of marriageable young dupes.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
In other words, in many wealthier communities, there aren’t enough marriageable girls.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2015
In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women.
—Wasbir Hussain, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand.
—David Routt, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
The decline is partly due to decades of policies designed to limit China's population growth, which mean there are fewer young people of marriageable age, according to Chinese officials and sociologists.
—Jessie Yeung and Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
Yes, Bridgerton is back, and with it the debut of a new social season, along with a fresh crop of marriageable lords and ladies.
—Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022
Despite Francois’ infrequent appearances, something is brewing between him and Maria, who’s now of marriageable age.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Sep. 2021
Mai acts with the license of a woman who has the wealth of three marriageable sons.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
In other words, in many wealthier communities, there aren’t enough marriageable girls.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2015
In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women.
—Wasbir Hussain, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand.
—David Routt, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
The decline is partly due to decades of policies designed to limit China's population growth, which mean there are fewer young people of marriageable age, according to Chinese officials and sociologists.
—Jessie Yeung and Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
Yes, Bridgerton is back, and with it the debut of a new social season, along with a fresh crop of marriageable lords and ladies.
—Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022
Despite Francois’ infrequent appearances, something is brewing between him and Maria, who’s now of marriageable age.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Sep. 2021
Mai acts with the license of a woman who has the wealth of three marriageable sons.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021
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