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out

[out] / aʊt /


ADVERB
outside, outdoors
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The effect was to convince investors that a rate increase was coming while leaving them to work out for themselves what would produce one.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Professor Henrietta Hughes, a GP who was part of the report commission, said that many of her patients were happy for AI being used during their consultations, but some chose to opt out.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

He said the Netflix documentary left out many of these key life details.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Many cyber-security experts argue that the activity observed was not beyond the capabilities of a highly skilled human hacker, though it was carried out much faster and at much greater scale.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Next, he lifts out a sliver flask, walks back toward the fire.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

With two outs and a runner on first, the Tigers brought in closer Kenley Jansen, the former Dodger, to face Teoscar Hernández.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Note that the score of 0 here includes all instances of a batter coming to bat including dismissals and not outs.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Up comes sophomore Kevin Farlow of Kennedy with two outs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

After Díaz tallied a second strikeout, left-hander Alex Vesia replaced him with two outs and runners on first and second.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

I han’t seen a way to get you safe, and I’ve looked arter you to know your ins and outs.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Those who were gay - or perceived to be gay - often faced intrusive interrogations, being "outed" to friends and family, and the shame of dishonourable discharge.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Isaiah Hodgson was outed as a Border Patrol agent last June after he was filmed, unmasked, taking part in the conroversial arrest of Adrian Martinez, a U.S. citizen accused of interfering with immigration enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

That year, Juliet Jeske — an anonymous activist who has since outed herself and become a journalist — contact Salon with dozens of clips she’d gathered from watching the entirety of the show.

From Salon Jan. 16, 2026

But he did give a quote to the Washington Post and basically outed himself as the original source.

From Slate Dec. 23, 2025

For the first time since ReelTok outed me, I begin to toy with the possibility that I’m not the worst person in the history of the planet.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The Dover balaclava protest, well-organised and disciplined, was the group's first outing.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

But Kiffin made it clear that he was out for blood in his first outing as LSU’s head coach.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

But she succeeded in talking her very first Chicken Shop Date, rapper Ghetts, into a second outing to mark the 10th anniversary of the show in 2024.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The latest outing continues that story, Siqueira said: "The Lara that we saw in the 'Survivor' trilogy is the Lara in 'Legacy of Atlantis'," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

“Oh, and we went on a pretty sweet outing two nights ago,” Jaden said.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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