dowry
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Twisha's death has made national headlines and has once against brought the issue of dowry deaths into the spotlight.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
But the young man said he was grateful that since he began mining five years ago, he has been able to save a little money for a dowry and is now married with children.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
The film also tackles the social evil that is dowry - the practice of the bride's family gifting cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
Budi, 55, sometimes receives 10% of the dowry for driving and interpreting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
They were among thirty enslaved people given to the couple as part of Polly’s dowry.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Though it has been illegal for more than 60 years, dowries are still omnipresent in Indian weddings.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
The men in Malaysia forfeit dowries and often send money to the brides’ parents.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
Officially, dowries are illegal now, and daughters are supposed to inherit alongside sons.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
“In the early Middle Ages rents, taxes and dowries were often paid in pepper,” and at its peak, it was as valuable as gold.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
There was the vital matter of two dowries.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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