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joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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Why would a woman struggling with finding housing have four kids out of wedlock?
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John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Born out of wedlock to a teenage mom, growing up under the oppressive cloud of segregation, confined to schools, sports facilities, movie theaters that were separate and unequal.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The latter Redfellow is targeting the seven Redfellows who stand in the way of the $28 billion family fortune that he and his late mother were denied after he was born out of wedlock.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
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John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Born out of wedlock to a teenage mom, growing up under the oppressive cloud of segregation, confined to schools, sports facilities, movie theaters that were separate and unequal.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The latter Redfellow is targeting the seven Redfellows who stand in the way of the $28 billion family fortune that he and his late mother were denied after he was born out of wedlock.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedlock. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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wedlock
noun
wed·lock
ˈwed-ˌläk 
: the state of being married
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