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in a family way

ADJECTIVE
expecting
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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

“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

It sent her coupons for maternity wear and baby items, much to the consternation of her parents, who had no idea their daughter was in a family way.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2020

About three months ago, the pair of eagles, at least 5 years old and possibly in a family way, were spotted ferrying sticks to the top of the lofty tower.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2015

But coolly to fast en famille,   Is as good for the soul as to pray; And famine itself is genteel,   When one starves in a family way.

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael




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