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The Brown family were members of the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist Mormon group that practices polygamy.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In small towns, men often have multiple partners — both male and female — and polygamy is common.
—Adam Williams, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
More than 70 years ago, Arizona took an aggressive step to crack down on polygamy with a mass arrest in Colorado City whose effects are still felt today.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In small towns, men often have multiple partners — both male and female — and polygamy is common.
—Adam Williams, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
More than 70 years ago, Arizona took an aggressive step to crack down on polygamy with a mass arrest in Colorado City whose effects are still felt today.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Polygamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polygamy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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polygamy
noun
po·lyg·a·my
pə-ˈli-gə-mē 
: the offense of having several and specifically more than two spouses at one time compare bigamy
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