outbound

Example Sentences

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He was due to depart Venice at 12:30 local time but said the plane had not yet left London on its outbound leg.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Iran reinstated a transit permit on Sunday, but commercial traffic has been moving, including four outbound tankers laden with Iranian oil, maritime data company Windward said Monday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

The observations revealed that each honey bee follows its own preferred route and maintains that path with exceptional accuracy on both outbound and return trips.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026

Shares of DBS Group, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. and United Overseas Bank dropped recently amid fears about slower growth in their wealth management business due to changes in Chinese outbound investment regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In exasperation, Bolles yanked Joe out of the first boat one afternoon before the outbound trip down Lake Washington.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown