family photo
n.— «But judging by the pensive look on his face as he posed for a summit “family photo” beside British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Prodi knows another battle is just beginning.» —“Italian problems await Prodi on triumphant return” by Jude Webber in Rome Reuters May 3, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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