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Meaning: (idiomatic)To be a common, and ofteninconvenient,accompanimentof an occupation, situation, or occurrence.Synonym:go with the territory1965November 29,Jack O'Brian, “The Voice of Broadway”, inPalm Beach Daily News, retrieved28 October 2012, page 4:Johnny Carson's three-year tenure as top man of "Tonight" leaves him less edgy than any of that grind's predecessors and he has a fine relaxed philosophy about the side irritants of the nation's favorite chatterthon: "Loss of privacycomes with the territory."1974July 30, Jim Fiebig, “Problem Solving”, inObserver-Reporter, Pennsylvania, USA, retrieved28 October 2012, page A4:When one decides to raise sheep, he accepts the fact that coyotescome with the territory.1993June 25, Richard Sacks, “Opinion: At The New Yorker, They Take Their Fact Checking Seriously”, inNew York Times, retrieved28 October 2012:Many checkers have been upbraided by lordly writers and editors and big shots of all stripes. Such abusecame with the territory.2009March 19,Joe Klein, “Don't Panic — At Least Not Yet”, inTime:Impatience . . . is chronic in the mass media. Indeed, itcomes with the territory.
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