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joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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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.
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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
But he was instead mired in scandal, including mounting debts and lawsuits and backlash from two children born out of wedlock.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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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
But he was instead mired in scandal, including mounting debts and lawsuits and backlash from two children born out of wedlock.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedlock. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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wedlock
noun
wed·lock
ˈwed-ˌläk 
: the state of being married
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