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as in mated
to take a spouse
she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong
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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit
white wine and chicken marry especially well
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Recent Examples of married
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
She was previously married to Marc Anthony from 2004 to 2014.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Taylor Swift and her fiancé, football star Travis Kelce, are getting married July 3 at Madison Square Garden.
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Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
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Adjective
Written and directed by Andrzej Żuławski, Possession starred Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill as a married couple in Cold War-era West Berlin whose relationship spirals into supernatural terror.
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Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
She was previously married to Marc Anthony from 2004 to 2014.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Verb
In a proffer, Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Mike Pekara said Eddie and Kiara Jenkins were married in 2009, and Eddie Jenkins was the father of the five children.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Taylor Swift and her fiancé, football star Travis Kelce, are getting married July 3 at Madison Square Garden.
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Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
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In the special, Arcuri tackles topics like marital pranks and urinal mind games while contending, on the more serious side, with his wife Katie Thurston’s cancer journey.
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Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet.
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Mysterio finally connected with 619 followed by a Frog Splash for the win.
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Officials said activities connected to people ‒ from fireworks to carelessly discarded cigarettes ‒ have sparked 75% of wildfires in Utah in 2026.
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Tibetans have also previously committed acts of self-immolation in protest against Beijing's policies in Tibet and nearby regions with large Tibetan populations.
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Landing Torbert eases the sting of missing out on five-star cornerback Joshua Dobson, who committed to South Carolina on Wednesday.
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There is no evidence she was ever engaged or married before Kelce.
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Fans were 100 percent delighted when 13 days later the happy couple announced on social media that they were engaged.
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That mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
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Pegasus was mated in mid-June to the Stargazer aircraft, which will transport it from the Wallops facility to the Marshall Islands ahead of the launch, NASA said in a press release.
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Wilyer Abreu added a two-run double, and relievers Jovani Morán, Greg Weissert and Alec Gamboa combined for three hitless innings for the Red Sox, who have won seven of nine games.
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Wilyer Abreu added a two-run double, and relievers Jovani Morán, Greg Weissert and Alec Gamboa combined for three hitless innings for the Red Sox (39-48), who have won seven of nine games.
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But Voegtlin wasn’t wedded to any single flavor of carnivory.
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The second is a return to Sangiovese in its purest form, with estates not already wedded to international varieties retreating in favour of a more Tuscan identity.
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Balogun matched Landon Donovan in 2010 for the second-most goals by an American in a World Cup, behind only Bert Patenaude's four in the initial tournament in 1930.
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While conducting surveillance, McCurnin spotted a man riding an electric scooter who matched the suspect’s description.
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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