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Recent Examples of affianceThe two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
Peoplemag,
5 May 2023 Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.—
Charles Trepany,
USA TODAY,
5 Dec. 2019 Agreeing to be honored in a good friend’s wedding does not mean signing up to pay for expensive group vacations — no matter what the magazines and affianced tell you.—
Judith Martin,
Washington Post,
12 Oct. 2019 Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson became the subject of engagement rumors Monday afternoon with outlets reporting that they were recently affianced.—
Nardine Saad,
latimes.com,
11 June 2018 The newly affianced, reluctant to trouble one another with family problems, may rent substitutes for parents who are divorced, incarcerated, or mentally ill.—
Kathryn Schulz,
The New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2018 If this woman decides to yell at you for becoming affianced, that’s a real opportunity for her fiancé to lovingly encourage her to amend her bad behavior.—
Mallory Ortberg,
Slate Magazine,
12 June 2017
Authority executives, meanwhile, have proposed changes to how the agency manages its financial consulting agreements, changes that could reduce outside oversight.
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Julie Watts,
CBS News,
5 Nov. 2026
Amazon had proposed a 600-acre campus on land Trenton hoped to annex; the ban effectively blocks that plan, according to local news.
Many people looking to promote their latest novels are reportedly falling victim to these scammers, who may promise authors access to the reading public while preying on them financially.
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Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
4 Nov. 2026
Both candidates promise to prioritize wildfire prevention, balance the county budget and find ways to boost county revenue without raising taxes.
Not too long ago, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was pledging to use his company’s size and scale to galvanize corporate America to confront global warming.
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Evan Halper,
Washington Post,
2 Nov. 2026
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged an investigation and improvements to restore trust in the system that carried some 45 million travelers last year, including millions of tourists.
In 1891, Mary, then 24, was betrothed to her second cousin once removed, Prince Albert, eldest son of the then Prince of Wales (future King Edward VII).
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Natasha Leake,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
And Agnes is betrothed to the formidable Commander Weston, who runs the Eyes and has a secret history of domestic violence.
For instance, although Russia is not an ICC state party, Vladimir Putin has been indicted for crimes committed in Ukraine, which has accepted the jurisdiction of the court since 2014.
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The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Nov. 2026
Schumer helped elect the freshmen who have not committed to supporting him.
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Theodoric Meyer The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2026
Neither Castillo nor Hershey have filed required ethics reports, or reported fundraising, signs their campaigns lack broad support and have not broadly engaged voters.