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have to get married

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have to get married
Euph. [for a couple] to get married because the woman is pregnant. They didn't have a long engagement. They had to get married, you see. They had to get married, and their first baby was born seven months later.
See also: get, have, married


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Beveridge, a demographer at Queens Cortege in New York, who conducted the analysis for The Times, says, "It's partially fueled by women in the workforce; they don't necessarily have to get married to be economically secure.
The married minority by New York Times Upfront
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