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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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"I don't want to marry into another family just because of a child".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2023

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

But it is a relatively new phenomenon for their spouses — particularly the wives of country stars — to marry into fame and then leverage their status into an influential and lucrative online platform.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 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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