dowry
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If she can collect the dowry from Charlie, she and Stanley can sail to Australia to escape the police and live happily ever after Down Under.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
The islands were gifted to Scotland, along with Shetland, by King Christian I of Denmark and Norway in 1472 as security for a wedding dowry.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
Parents of girls are known to take out huge loans or even sell their land and house to meet dowry demands.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
Budi, 55, sometimes receives 10% of the dowry for driving and interpreting.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
Weighing a dowry against the expense of raising a family.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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