conjugal
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His handling of “By the Sea,” the Act 2 duet with Margherita, forensically details Sweeney’s growing distaste for the conjugal fantasies of his partner in crime.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
The law will erase an ambiguity that has persisted despite there being no explicit mention of "conjugal duty" in any legal text.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Four in every 100 girls aged 12-17 were either married or in a voluntary conjugal union, or had been, according to a 2020 census.
From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023
"She is a most sweet and intimate companion, and an entire friend; there is no stricter or sweeter friendship than conjugal; as it was the first in the world, so it is most natural."
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022
Had Elizabeth’s opinion been all drawn from her own family, she could not have formed a very pleasing opinion of conjugal felicity or domestic comfort.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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