live happily ever after
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“The Scarlet Flower” ends with a young couple moving past a dark curse to live happily ever after.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
"There's a perception that once a child's adopted, they'll live happily ever after, and there is no platform to complain or to even have your voice," Mina says.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
The figure they can sell their U.S. house at a big profit, rent abroad and live happily ever after.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
You, whoever you are, live happily ever after: safe and loved.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2022
The following preview has been approved for all audiences by the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. All Charlie Tanner wanted was to live happily ever after.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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