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after a fashion



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The wee powered hardtop mechanism does retract, after a fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Alice gives him a lift to camp; they banter and flirt after a fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

McLaren boss Ron Dennis sympathised, after a fashion, with Jordan, saying to him: "Welcome to the Piranha Club."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

Nevertheless, true crime can be a passive teacher in the same way all entertainment is, after a fashion.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2023

Gentle Ser Willem Darry, who must have loved her after a fashion, had been taken by a wasting sickness when she was very young.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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