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marriage

[mar-ij] / ˈmær ɪdʒ /


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Roughly a third of Americans who have tied the knot said their first marriage ended in divorce, according to a Pew Research Center report that uses 2023 data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

But she wouldn't take on someone else's name in marriage, whatever it was.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

"As someone who's been questioning whether marriage is really right for me, this book made me tune into my inner voice," one reader wrote online.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“A lot of shows and movies cover marriage through the lens of one couple, you don’t really see that multigenerational juxtaposition.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I remember one time before my marriage the death of Mr. Brown the second husband of my sister Mrs. Fish, now Mrs. Underhill.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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