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in a way

Idioms  
  1. To a certain extent, with reservations; also, in some respects. For example, In a way I like the new styles, or You're right, in a way, but we have to consider the price. [Mid-1800s]


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So I’ve almost become sort of their voice, and I have absorbed it in a way that isn’t so negative, where I carry it home with me.

From Los Angeles Times

“The market is certainly reacting in a way that suggests that entire industries are going to be worth much less money than they are today,” said Scott Ladner, chief investment officer at Horizon Investments.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Permission to feed everyone in a way that simply gets them fed.

From Salon

He rocked a pair of red pants in a way you or I cannot rock a pair of red pants.

From The Wall Street Journal

Camille has been angry with Mom all summer, convinced of her guilt in a way that both surprised and depressed me.

From Literature