out of wedlock
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An account of the candidate’s old-fashioned embarrassment, expressed to Mr. Devine, about having a child out of wedlock is practically endearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Hamilton was born out of wedlock on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
Maternity homes were popular before Roe as a place where usually teen mothers went to secretly have babies that were conceived out of wedlock.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2025
One was from Dino Sajudin, a former Trump Tower doorman, who Mr Pecker said tried to sell an article in 2015 about an unsubstantiated rumour that Mr Trump once fathered a child out of wedlock.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
In 1901 they had a child out of wedlock, a daughter, who was discreetly put up for adoption.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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