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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

He calculates that taking an extra 2,000 steps while eating 100 fewer calories a day is enough to keep most people from gaining the typical pound or two a year that comes with middle-age spread.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lands' End wins friends by populating its catalog with real people, complete with wrinkles and middle-age spread.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

But the ugly poles that screened the vision of generations of fans have been removed, and the seats are now wide enough�22 in. instead of 18�to accommodate America's middle-age spread.

From Time Magazine Archive




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