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happy family

British  

noun

  1. another name for grey-crowned babbler

  2. another name for apostle bird

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"We was all one big happy family in that gym and that was because of him. In that gym, I can honestly say to you, there was never ever a sense or a feeling of racism."

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"Behind all the happy family pictures are children - and adults - who've had big meltdowns," she says.

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Brooklyn, now 18, tells us about the day that shattered his happy family.

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The robot adopted the gosling as her son, and together they made a funny little happy family.

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Mr Brennan said they were like "one big happy family" and had gone on to meet other fan groups around the country.

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