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in a way

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  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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It may also alter the immune environment around the tumor in a way that helps the immune system attack or restrain the cancer.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

"President Trump and President Xi Jinping, they are becoming, in a way, friends for a better world. They shouldn't be competing. They should be cooperating," she said.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

“But in a way that is another cost of the war—people being forced off consumption they would otherwise have chosen,” said Jeff Colgan, a Brown University professor and director of its Climate Solutions Lab.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

He’s so smart and musical, and just moves us in a way we hadn’t moved before.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Her mouth puckered in a way that made me think she was making a half-hearted attempt to keep her satisfaction hidden.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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