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Recent Examples of wedlock But according to legal documents in the case, prosecutors argue that the Salvadoran Constitution changed in 1983, eliminating legal distinctions between children born in or out of wedlock. Albinson Linares, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025 In episode four, the Sea Snake refuses to show him any affection, and blocks his rise up the ranks, simply because he was born out of wedlock. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 Alfonsina, who fell pregnant by a colleague and had the child outside of wedlock. Teresa Grøtan (tr. Caroline Waight), The Dial, 12 Nov. 2024 Women brought the victims to her, babies born out of wedlock, perhaps one too many for a household or the mother too young. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wedlock
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marriage
Noun
  • Their four kids from previous marriages were grown and out of the house.
    William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025

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