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white wine and chicken marry especially well
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Recent Examples of marries
The hybrid pair marries the trendy Mary Jane silhouette with the comfortable feel of your favorite walking shoes.
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Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
Finding a bra that marries comfort with true support can feel like navigating a minefield, especially for anyone with a bigger bust.
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Tatjana Freund,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
The hotel’s design, by Stonehill Taylor, marries New England iconography with Asian motifs that ring true to Raffles’ origins in Singapore.
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Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026
The dream comes true for Evelyn, who marries a wealthy surgeon living in New York; meanwhile, Maggie is living in shame back home, after becoming pregnant out of wedlock.
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Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
Maru San is his first solo venture with Chef Simon Lam (both chef José Andrés alums)—an intimate Nikkei hand-roll counter that marries Japanese and Peruvian flavors… one of the only restaurants in DC to do so.
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Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
These strappy platform sandals, now 40 percent off, are designed with the brand’s Feel Good Foam Insole technology, which marries plush cushioning with bouncy support.
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Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
To that end, her recipe for pumpkin pie marries British baking traditions with a winter squash indigenous to North America.
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Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
Finding a bra that marries comfort with true support can feel like navigating a minefield, especially for anyone with a bigger bust.
—
Tatjana Freund,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
The hotel’s design, by Stonehill Taylor, marries New England iconography with Asian motifs that ring true to Raffles’ origins in Singapore.
—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026
The dream comes true for Evelyn, who marries a wealthy surgeon living in New York; meanwhile, Maggie is living in shame back home, after becoming pregnant out of wedlock.
—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
Maru San is his first solo venture with Chef Simon Lam (both chef José Andrés alums)—an intimate Nikkei hand-roll counter that marries Japanese and Peruvian flavors… one of the only restaurants in DC to do so.
—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
These strappy platform sandals, now 40 percent off, are designed with the brand’s Feel Good Foam Insole technology, which marries plush cushioning with bouncy support.
—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
To that end, her recipe for pumpkin pie marries British baking traditions with a winter squash indigenous to North America.
—
Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marries
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Empower connects to a wide range of accounts, including bank accounts, IRAs, retirement plans, loans, credit cards and mortgages.
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Inside, the interiors strike a balance between classic New England and contemporary design, with white shiplap walls, playful wallpaper, warm wood accents, and a spiral staircase that connects the upper and lower levels.
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Their paths continue together into adulthood in Silicon Valley, when Cecily marries a tech industry magnate and Sam, a doctor, weds a famed social media founder.
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Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Located in Midtown, the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta weds an idyllic location with luxurious accommodations.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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The simplest solution, Wheeler proposes, is that laws be strengthened to require developers to integrate prehistoric sites and finds into the architectural plans for new buildings, and not just shunt things off to museums or warehouses.
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His rotation mates Jameson Taillon (20) and Shota Imanaga (17) have given up the most in the majors.
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The centre-forward is increasingly aware of these situations, positioning himself correctly or attacking the right space to offer his team-mates an option when City are attacking the wide areas.
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Her sculpted exterior combines deep contours and broad convex forms with the yard’s signature elongated bow, resulting in a distinctive yet familiar silhouette.
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The program combines mentorship with hands-on training, helping filmmakers develop pitch materials, build budgets, understand financing strategies, and prepare projects for distribution conversations.
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There needs to be the excitement and energy that matches the game.
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The industry conversation around funding reform is urgent precisely because this generation deserves a system that matches their ambition and offers them a future.
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The outsider who engages deeply can expose assumptions that insiders stopped noticing.
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Roberts greets groups of guests and celebrities with enthusiasm, engages them in conversation and poses for pictures.
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The Supreme Court has declined to resolve whether innocent taxpayers can face unlimited IRS audit exposure when a return preparer commits fraud, leaving a split in the federal courts intact.
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Manco isn’t necessarily the most dynamic protagonist in the world, but he’s centered and relatable in his anxiety over aging and his genuine love for Sammy, and an amusing deadpan presence with an accent the actor commits too.
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