marriage bureau
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They were concerned that the crowds could make them late to an important appointment at the city’s marriage bureau, which is in the same building where the grand jury has been meeting.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
Same-sex marriage is not recognized in South Korea, so Kim and her fiancee flew to New York last year to tie the knot in a Manhattan marriage bureau.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2020
Investigators have also turned up at least one Muslim cleric running a marriage bureau from his madrassa, or religious school.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2019
He refused to talk to the AP, but his wife Razia told the AP that they make arrangements through a Chinese marriage bureau in Islamabad.
From Fox News ● May 7, 2019
Physical culture's my game, an' I ain't takin' on no marriage bureau as a side line.
From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
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