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happy family

British  

noun

  1. another name for grey-crowned babbler

  2. another name for apostle bird

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He was a force of energy and positivity, in his rugby career and after his rugby career, in happy family times and in days that were profoundly sad, in his work and his charity work.

From BBC May 17, 2026

There is an oppressive notion that anyone not in a happy family has failed at life.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

I was flummoxed, in part because they read like a Mad Lib of happy family keywords, but also because the existence of “my baby” would have been news to me.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2025

And what I've learned from my experience and education is that conflict is healthy and that resolution doesn't always mean one big happy family.

From Salon May 10, 2025

I was still waiting for Mom to pick up our argument from where we left off, while Charlie and Zooey unpacked groceries like we were some kind of happy family.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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