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She added: "Rob showed people in a human way and in a family way how MND affects someone".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

The "family way," you see, involves rarely, if ever, interacting with one's children.

From Salon • May 22, 2023

“When you do that, there’s no reason at all why you can’t enjoy the holidays in a family way, the way we’ve traditionally done it all along,” Dr. Fauci said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2021

When the call finally came, however, she had to inform the powers-that-be that she was in the family way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2021

We ate the food in near silence, the Korean family way, bent over the steaming crocks and dishes like scribing monks.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee