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joined the happy couple in holy wedlock
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Wilde navigates the tonal shifts with authority, delivering surprises along the way, including an ending that somehow delivers hope for the institution of wedlock.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Some House Republicans though argued the measure amounted to government interference, prevented the formation of stable families and would allow babies to be born out of wedlock.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoman, 7 May 2026
Why would a woman struggling with finding housing have four kids out of wedlock?
—John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Some House Republicans though argued the measure amounted to government interference, prevented the formation of stable families and would allow babies to be born out of wedlock.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoman, 7 May 2026
Why would a woman struggling with finding housing have four kids out of wedlock?
—John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Wedlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedlock. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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wedlock
noun
wed·lock
ˈwed-ˌläk 
: the state of being married
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