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[mar-ij] / ˈmær ɪdʒ /


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Almost a decade after my first encounter with Farm, I found myself planning a Brazilian wedding to celebrate my marriage to a native Angeleno.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Robbins previously faced $800,000 in debt, alongside problems in her marriage, before establishing her successful publishing and podcasting career.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Burns, a 35-year-old pastor and roofing salesman in LaGrange, Ga., paid a Georgia lawyer a $2,500 retainer when his marriage came apart last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Just a few weeks ago, Talarico’s campaign met with local Muslim officials and community members in Dallas, where he emphasized a bill he filed that would include Muslim imams as legally recognized marriage officiants.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

She expected the scandal to force the Kanes to acknowledge her marriage and support her permanently.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

What really sparks curiosity is his natural, undemanding kindness, and the bond forming between him and his new bride — a far cry from the strained marriages that make up the quaint but judgmental village.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Most people don’t willingly walk into bad marriages.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Ms. Carvajal and Ms. Ostler, both journalists, track the marriages, divorces, Catholic conversions, births and deaths of various family members against the backdrop of a vanishing way of life and impending disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Understand the world with the help of the Muppets: In 2012, Dahlia Lithwick published a piece of cultural analysis that permanently altered how readers viewed their marriages, their workplaces, and the U.S.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

She would listen as “the girls in the lunchroom” at work talked about their marriages.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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