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Feeling light as a feather and fancy-free?—USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Austen’s second novel follows Elizabeth Bennet, an unmarried woman and the second of five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet from Hertfordshire, near London.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
The single filing status applies to anyone who is unmarried, divorced, or legally separated.
Defiant and determined to get back home on his own to his mother and grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, George encounters real danger as a distraught Rita tries to find her footloose son.
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Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Oct. 2024
The footloose couple performed on the opening night of the Symphony of Dance tour in Melbourne, Fl.
And there was a lot more customization available — like protection against water backup and coverage for sheds and other unattached structures.
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Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
Season-ending surgeries for Grant Williams (ACL) and Brandon Miller (right wrist) were like sticking an unattached pump needle into the air hole on a basketball, completely deflating it.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
Many cultures around the world frown on the unwed, and as a result, people often find themselves in marriages out of a sense of duty and commitment rather than long-lasting love.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
This prairie witch’s origin story is rooted in the loss of her only son and escape from the abusive home for unwed mothers where she was forced to wait out her pregnancy and give birth.
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