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plus size

noun as in large size for clothing

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A change in Southwest Airlines’ seating policy has many advocates for the plus-size community saying the shift will create financial burdens and other barriers for this segment of the traveling public.

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Southwest made incremental accessibility changes for plus-size travelers over the course of 15 years, said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Assn. to Advance Fat Acceptance.

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After the changes, the airline “staked this claim as, ‘We are the airline where plus-size passengers are welcome,’” Osborn told The Times.

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Osborn and other advocates believe the policy changes are going to come at the cost of plus-size travelers who may not be able to afford two seats.

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That stacks onto other concerns of travel including needing a seat belt extender, where to purchase affordable plus-size clothes if luggage is lost, the distance from the airport entrance to the terminal, and seat accessibility on public transportation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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