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The midnight announcement by the leaders of both parties was made in sombre tones and had the air of a shotgun wedding.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024

And we do that kind of shotgun wedding, and then the kids churn through homes.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022

And what if their supposed shotgun wedding — the bride pregnant, the groom young enough to need his father’s permission — was exactly what they wanted?

From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2020

The tres leches banana pudding cake is a shotgun wedding of Latin American and Texas barbecue traditions.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2019

To say it was a shotgun wedding would not be inaccurate.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King


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