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  • present tense form of couple (3rd person singular).
  • plural of couple.
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While most of Eddy’s work is focused on acrimonious couples, he is getting an increasing number of requests to apply the principles of high-conflict divorce to families dealing with eldercare.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

No one seems willing to claim they lost or were denied access to straight marriage because of gay couples.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

Rights group Amnesty International Hungary has also publicly urged the government to establish equal rights for same-sex couples.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

At the train station in Van, couples and families with children arrived in taxis and unloaded their suitcases before boarding the 9 p.m. train that would whisk them overnight to Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

I open the door, and there’s Lubek, three girls I don’t know but recognize from the factory floor, and two more couples I’ve never seen in my life.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron



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