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marry into

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verb

  1. (intr, preposition) to become a member of (a family) by marriage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mette-Marit was not the first commoner to marry into the Norwegian royal family - the late King Harald had already broken with tradition by marrying Queen Sonja three decades earlier.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

In one clip, Harry talks about the “pain and suffering” of the women — presumably including his wife and mother — who marry into his family.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022

This is a big step to make, to marry into that family and were it to go wrong, which it did, very disruptive for everything.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2022

As the nation shed the shackles of its wartime history, Michiko became the first commoner in centuries to marry into the family.

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2021

Looking at them, he translated their faces into a strength he had once hoped somehow to marry into.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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