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Recent Examples of marriageableThe true amount was probably less, but Ming Tai was a successful businessman, and marriageable Chinese women were incredibly scarce in New York.—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026 As fighting began, the three eldest Schuylers—now marriageable young ladies—attended dancing assemblies, on the lookout for mates.—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Sweet and kind Elodie is merely the latest in a long line of marriageable young dupes.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women.—Wasbir Hussain, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023 Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand.—David Routt, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022 The decline is partly due to decades of policies designed to limit China's population growth, which mean there are fewer young people of marriageable age, according to Chinese officials and sociologists.—Jessie Yeung and Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Yes, Bridgerton is back, and with it the debut of a new social season, along with a fresh crop of marriageable lords and ladies.—Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022 Despite Francois’ infrequent appearances, something is brewing between him and Maria, who’s now of marriageable age.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Sep. 2021
In a full-sized EPR machine, the sample under examination is placed between two poles of a powerful electromagnet, aligning the spins of the unpaired electrons.
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IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
The wolf’s breeding season starts in February, and family groups merge then as the unpaired young wolves select mates.
They’re still needed long after a kid is out of diapers, done with school, out of the house, employed, married, unmarried, unemployed, reemployed, remarried, rehabilitated, whatever.
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Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
If an unmarried couple splits up, there are no automatic rights to each other’s property, assets or income, apart from property that is jointly owned and child maintenance.
Shields' mother Teri and father Frank were married briefly but divorced months after Shields was born; Frank welcomed three more kids with his second wife, as well as step-parented her two elder children as well.
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Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Sometimes your boyfriend breaks up with you to be with an older divorced mom and that's a good thing.