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- noun Plural form of
spouse . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
spouse .
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Examples
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"It's intrinsically interesting that same-sex couples who use the term spouses look like opposite-sex married couples even with a characteristic like children," said Gary Gates, the UCLA demographer who conducted the analysis.
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Bringing the spouses is also b.s. I hope the IRS is paying attention.
Brian Baird led junket to South Pole on taxpayers' dime (Jack Bog's Blog)
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The Census forms do not inquire directly about sexual orientation, and some gay rights activists have complained that this means single gays — as opposed to those with live-in spouses and partners — have no means of gaining collective representation through the Census.
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It's a very fine line to walk, and one of the hardest things we do as military spouses is to figure out how to fit in and yet not lose ourselves.
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Of course, counting same-sex spouses is also just the right thing to do.
Wonk Room » Why It’s Important For The Census To Count Same-Sex Married Couples
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I dont know of any case holding that multiple spouses is an “analogous ground”.
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I am quite happy that the issue of political activity of judicial spouses is getting press.
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The stats on cheating spouses is pretty high, meaning more people than not cheat.
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Everyone around me called their spouses, partners, boyfriends.
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Everyone around me called their spouses, partners, boyfriends.
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