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On Wednesday, Mr. Fry noted that about one-in-four unmarried 40-year-olds in 2001 had wed by age 60 two decades later, in 2021.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2023

He had wed Amy Robsart for love as a teenager in 1550.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022

Very few people knew it yet, but she was in the process of separating from her husband, fellow Nashville singer Michael Ray, whom she had wed several months prior.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2021

The actress brought a friend — Elaine — and she and Steinbeck had wed by the year’s end.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2019

All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love, in defiance of their father’s wishes.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin