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marital

[mar-i-tl] / ˈmær ɪ tl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning marriage
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Before Ngatikaura’s divorce filing, the pair’s marital struggles had become public.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The property served as Simpson and Johnson’s marital home for more than 10 years—and it is where they raised all three of their children.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

However, Jackson's later years would be punctuated by scandal, including revelations of marital infidelity and financial impropriety involving his son and political heir, Jesse Jackson Jr, who served as a congressman from Illinois.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

You gave up your career to raise your stepdaughter, and you used marital funds to do that until she reached adulthood.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

Perhaps, Eleanor’s sister whispered in the privacy of the marital bedroom, perhaps Dr. Montague—if that really was his name, after all—perhaps this Dr. Montague used these women for some—well—experiments.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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