unmarried
Britishadjective
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not married
an unmarried mother
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films denoting a print of a cinematograph film in which the picture and sound recordings are on separate reels
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Some states have “homestead” laws that apply to married and unmarried couples, and a small number of states allow couples to enter into common-law marriage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Kristin Malin, who lives in Georgetown and attended the event Monday, said she recalled the time before unmarried women could access even contraception.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Fathers who died were also more likely to have been older, non-Hispanic Black, unmarried, living in rural areas and connected with Medicaid-paid births.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The regulatory change was included in a legal brief filed by the department in a lawsuit brought by 11 unmarried drivers in 2022 seeking to overturn the policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Now I was twenty-seven, Betsie in her mid-–thirties, and I knew that this was the way it was going to be: Betsie and I the unmarried daughters living at home in the Beje.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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