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married name

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as in maiden name

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Recent Examples of married name But on Wednesday Australia’s highest court ruled that Perry, who now goes by her married name Katie Taylor, has the right to sell clothes under her own name. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026 The novel, Arnott’s first under her married name and subject to a bidding frenzy at the 2024 London Book Fair, reflects her long-standing fascination with murderers. — Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 This understanding of Bessette Kennedy as a person with humor and charm — a depth beyond her wardrobe, reputation and married name — yields a delicate, enigmatic performance. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026 As for her decision on her married name, the verdict is still out. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for married name

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Woods, who competes using her maiden name Sophie Amy Grant, set off on July 4 in Trieste, Italy, and finished on the Mediterranean coast of Monaco.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Her roots in northwest Missouri run deep, as Mozingo Lake in Nodoway County carries her maiden name.

— Sophie Lindberg July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

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Pitt has reportedly become estranged from his children, now 18 to 24, and four have taken legal steps to drop his last name from their own.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
In recent years, several of his children have taken legal measures to remove Pitt from their last name.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026

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