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marry

[mar-ee, mer-ee] / ˈmær i, ˈmɛr i /


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Designing a new EV assembly line from the ground up will allow Ford to marry a fresh concept for a vehicle with a solid cost structure, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

“It is a little hard to have a very old‑school approach to value investing. You have to adapt it to the current environment, and that means you have to marry quality with value.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Just having the conversation "can show you what the person you're going to marry is like", she says.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

I’m planning to marry my best friend of more than 20 years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

“Daddy, I’m calling you to ask your permission. Jimmie Goble asked me to marry him!”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

If your daughter is married or marries sometime in the future, she can decide how much of her inheritance will be commingled with her spouse’s finances.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

The finished track is the centerpiece of “Norteña” — a song that marries Venegas’ pop sensibilities and signature lovelorn lyrics with an authentic northern Mexican song.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

Their worlds collide when Pooja marries Arun – Kamlesh's brother-in-law that she reared as her own son.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

Munn’s acerbic, ambitious Levitt is a woman from humble beginnings who marries into wealth, only to become a social pariah after a sinister plot involving her husband is revealed.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

“Me, what do I know? Whoever marries you will win a lottery, honestly. By the way, what did you say happened to you and Ifemelu? I so liked her.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Her husband passed away 10 years ago. They had been married for more than 20 years.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

In 1935, at Isherwood’s request, he married Erika Mann, a daughter of the novelist Thomas Mann, so she could obtain a British passport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Commingling could happen, for example, if your friend bought a house before she married and her husband contributed financially to a significant renovation or made mortgage payments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

A DNA test proved his paternity, and he married Bakley in a small ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The couple told Kate and Mother that they were to be married.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

He is marrying the chief of staff to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and lives in a San Francisco mansion not far from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Cher and Sonny were together for more than a decade, tying the knot in an unofficial ceremony in 1964, when she was just 17, before legally marrying in 1969.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Some have expressed concerns about marrying CNN and CBS News following months of turmoil at CBS News since David Ellison hired journalist Bari Weiss as CBS News editor in chief.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

She was marrying Chip for a green card.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

There are two ways for mortals to become permanent subjects of the Court: marrying into it or honing some great skill—in metallurgy or lute playing or whatever.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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