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middle-age spread

[mid-l-eyj] / ˈmɪd lˌeɪdʒ /




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A cartoon on the front of the shows a man at breakfast, reading a story that urges him to "eat more butter" and telling his wife that "middle-age spread is good for you".

From BBC Oct. 23, 2013

To combat middle-age spread, they have branched out.

From Time Magazine Archive

Can an erstwhile avant-garde development settle comfortably into maturity and still avoid middle-age spread?

From Time Magazine Archive

Doctors at Tokyo's First National Hospital have discovered one way to prevent middle-age spread: jungle living.

From Time Magazine Archive

To a potential inductee whose middle-age spread will no doubt fill to overflowing the unyielding dimensions of a G.I. trouser, there comes encouragement indeed.

From Time Magazine Archive




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