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middle-age spread

[mid-l-eyj] / ˈmɪd lˌeɪdʒ /




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A cartoon on the front of the shows a man at breakfast, reading a story that urges him to "eat more butter" and telling his wife that "middle-age spread is good for you".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2013

In recent years, though, Pan Am has been overtaken by symptoms of middle-age spread.

From Time Magazine Archive

He calculates that taking an extra 2,000 steps while eating 100 fewer calories a day is enough to keep most people from gaining the typical pound or two a year that comes with middle-age spread.

From Time Magazine Archive

To a potential inductee whose middle-age spread will no doubt fill to overflowing the unyielding dimensions of a G.I. trouser, there comes encouragement indeed.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has even branched out into the world where the word hip is often synonymous with middle-age spread.

From Time Magazine Archive




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