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outdoors

[out-dawrz, -dohrz] / ˌaʊtˈdɔrz, -ˈdoʊrz /


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At a hospital just outside General Santos, the region's largest city, AFP reporters heard cries of "push" then an infant's cries as a mother gave birth outdoors behind a makeshift screen.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

On the campaign trail, Bass has pointed to a 17.5% reduction in “street homelessness,” the number of people living outdoors or in their vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The scientific community in Boulder, a city with a vibrant outdoors culture and trendy restaurants, largely depends on federal subsidies.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

A major reason for the lower number of injuries is that children today are sequestered at home in front of computer screens rather than playing outdoors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But the Frisbys had always come to the garden, preferring the relative safety and freedom of the outdoors.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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