as in marriage
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
the level of mutual affection and respect that comes only with decades of contented conjugality
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marriage
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China is set to have 200 million one-person households by the end of the decade, according to state media: Fertility rates are dropping, marriages are declining, and life expectancy is lengthening.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Harrison has six children from his four previous marriages, including three stepdaughters.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Conjugality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjugality. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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