marriage
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The reckoning was swift: Harding resigned from his job and his marriage fell apart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
By 2025, only 51% of adults were married, with the median age at marriage rising to 30.8 for men and 28.4 for women, said DePaulo, now academically affiliated with UC Santa Barbara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
While not a family plan, Medicare is impacted by marriage.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Indeed, my mantra through much of the decadeslong campaign had been—to borrow a phrase that at least one ardent activist actually tattooed on her arm—“There is no marriage without engagement.”
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
It made marriage a whim of the master rather than a legal right.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
If both spouses have children from previous marriages, they both have an incentive to ensure that those children are not left out in the cold if their parents die first.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
When it comes to relatability and authenticity, perhaps no better example of the differences between the two men can be seen in their marriages.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Virginia which struck down the bans on interracial marriages in 16 states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Maria Theresa engineered advantageous marriages for her daughters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
But in smaller cities and villages, arranged marriages are still the norm, particularly introductions initiated by parents.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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