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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

Like most royal families, pearlies typically inherit their titles or marry into the tradition.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2023

“That’s your own blood. You marry into a new family,” says America Rios, 33, one of many teachers who graduated from the school.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2023

“There is a reasonable debate to have” about whether the royal institution has done enough to support those who marry into it, Low said in an interview with The Post.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2022

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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