outing

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During the outing, he entered the sea twice to swim.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“In terms of the next outing, I do want to be better at executing in two-strike counts. I just didn’t finish off hitters as much as I wanted to.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

In a story in “Ladies’ Lunch,” an old woman, disheveled after an outing, looks in a mirror and sees “what Diane Arbus might have seen. She gazed, appalled, and being appalled pricked her interest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

While assuming that forced outing promotes children’s health and safety, the court didn’t consider evidence or develop a record on this complicated issue.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Rodney was still trying to be cheerful, like he’d decided not to let any of this business spoil a good outing.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro