temporary marriage

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At the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday, Senator Angus King, independent of Maine, asked Ms. Haines if the relationship between China and Russia was a temporary marriage of convenience or a long-term love affair.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

"Is it a temporary marriage of convenience or is it a long-term love affair?" he asked.

From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2023

By then, they were in high school, 9th grade, and had become an object of great fascination to their peers from whom they had not thought to keep the temporary marriage secret.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2021

You could also imagine the rise of advocates for temporary marriage, or other variations on the institution.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2014

There is a sectarian divide among Muslims on temporary marriage.

From BBC • May 13, 2013