marriage
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A Harvard-educated attorney and Vanderbilt heiress, Burden, 56, writes candidly about how she ceded control of her finances to her ex during their 20-year marriage, trusting him to act in her best interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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 had hoped for this,” said Belle Burden, the author of “Strangers,” which details the collapse of her marriage to a hedge-fund manager.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It comes after a temporary measure introduced in 2021 meant same-sex couples could have their marriage or civil partnership blessed in a church ceremony.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Early in August 1907, the first year of their marriage, Abel and Amanda went to picnic in the woods some distance from the town where they lived.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Vocabulary lists containing marriage
It's All in the Family
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Spelling Practice 1, Unit 9
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