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in a manner of speaking

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  1. In a way; so to speak. For example, He was, in a manner of speaking, asked to leave the group. [Late 1800s]


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Earlier this year, and just one year after that engineering director's prediction, OpenAI took up the challenge, in a manner of speaking.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Day One began with a bang, in a manner of speaking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025

The dogs are, too, in a manner of speaking - they live together and have had a litter.

From Washington Times ● May 9, 2023

If that means the six-year deal worth $5.125 million annually he signed late Saturday night just shortly after wrapping up son Hunter’s first birthday party came on the cheap in a manner of speaking?

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2022

We all look at him, then look away quick because he is, in a manner of speaking, eating.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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