in the way
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See in one's way , def. 3.
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in the way of . In the nature of, as in He was getting nothing in the way of pay , or They had nothing in the way of an alibi . [Mid-1600s]
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Board Chair E. Joaquin Esquivel called it a “modernized regulatory approach” and a “generational shift that is long overdue in the way we manage the Bay-Delta.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
"I think that gets in the way of the safety of the passengers and the smooth operation of the global supply chain."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Because Warsh hasn’t narrated the committee’s thinking in the way his predecessors often did, investors now have to listen more carefully to everyone else, said Claudia Sahm, a former Fed economist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
That’s mostly because emotion, fear, stress and life get in the way of our big and small decisions, every day.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Just when the moon neared the bright star, a cloud got in the way.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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