way of it
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The film, among the first to receive an X rating, was the subject of 23 prosecutions for obscenity, which didn’t get in the way of it becoming a breakout hit in 1968.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
“There’s always a way of it coming back to something. It’s not a melody that just goes.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023
Speaking for Labour, Alex Norris said the change in the law was relatively minor and his party would not stand in the way of it.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023
And there must have been, certainly in the early years, a sense of “caveat actor”: Bad stuff can happen on a movie set, and that’s just the way of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023
Prince Balekin, the firstborn, and his set are known as the Circle of Grackles, for those who enjoy merriment and who scorn anything getting in the way of it.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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