wedlock
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Younger Americans view financial security as a prerequisite for wedlock, a shift that’s contributing to delayed or declining marriage rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
Maternity homes were popular before Roe as a place where usually teen mothers went to secretly have babies that were conceived out of wedlock.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2025
Both paint wedlock as a fortunate state, when it works.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
He faced mounting costs for legal fees, spousal support and payments for children he fathered out of wedlock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
If they came together again it would be in wedlock.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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