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[aut-lahyn] / ˈaʊtˌlaɪn /




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Micala and Lee Trussler met the Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls minister Satvir Kaur at the Home Office in London on Monday, where they were given an outline of the plans.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Your adviser should be clear about their motivations, and be able to outline them on paper.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Fans of the movie will recall the basic outline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Although its overall outline remains approximately circular, its atmosphere is noticeably asymmetrical.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

A moment later, the darkness around her began to lift, and she could see his outline next to her.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

A lateral moraine, a ridge of material left along the side of a glacier, outlines the mouth.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

The document outlines two possible ways forward for the new rule set.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Its website outlines peptides, including sermorelin, that may be offered in fertility-related treatment plans, including:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The nonprofit Stand Up for Stand Up posted a detailed breakdown of the data that outlines a 66% shrinkage in the SiriusXM Raw channel roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

There could be no end to the questions, but the sketch outlines of answers were beginning to appear, and they were astonishing.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Joy Wiltermuth and Greg Robb outlined what the Treasury might do to mitigate upward pressure on long-term bond yields.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

"France is not heading toward a crisis. But if we fail to achieve the turnaround outlined in the budget, we are headed straight for a wall."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

He has since outlined a number of ambitions, which has led some to question whether he will try to secure a fresh mandate before 2029.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Raman campaign sent a statement to DSA on Monday during the national committee meeting that outlined her stance on BDS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

I’d never noticed it before, but the silhouette of a woman was outlined in the brightness of that moon.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Oracle said it would raise the full amount it earmarked for additional financing through fiscal 2030, just days after outlining those plans.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Donald Kohn, a former Fed vice chairman, said he has little patience for one extreme, where officials become overly precise in outlining at which meetings they expect to change rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Much work remains to be done to finesse the conclusions, and a paper outlining the results is yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Other shopping centres have a really important purpose as a community hub," says Somerfield, outlining another potential use.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Then Mr. Stoker walks through the 2nd problem, outlining the steps with his red marker.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty


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