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out

[aut] / aʊt /


ADVERB
outside, outdoors
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Meanwhile, the film works to wring out a tear, occasionally squeezing too hard, but earning several sad sighs of recognition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

They instead stood out against the other evangelicals who made pleas for a sense of decorum and human dignity.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

He told the court he found the picture of the messages "recently" after taking his phones out of storage when moving home.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Yemeni information minister Moammar al-Eryani said the prime minister and cabinet ministers were safe, adding the attack had been carried out with five missiles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The human brain, it turns out, is both localized and interconnected.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

In the bottom of the third, Yamamoto gave up a leadoff single and issued two walks before Yelich came up with two outs and drove a curveball into center field for two runs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

They discuss the ins and outs of government debt, the idea of state bankruptcy, and what lessons can be learned for future legislation.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2026

Glasnow didn’t quite make it through the fifth inning in Game 4, exiting with two outs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

All six of the Dodgers’ outs in the first two innings came via the strikeout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mr. Ingman is showing me all the ins and outs of college applications, which I appreciate, because I have no idea what I’m doing.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Danson was freshly split from his second wife, producer Cassandra Coates, who served him divorce papers after the tabloids outed his fling with Goldberg early that year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Nobody thinks Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna, is a terrible person despite being outed as a Traitor at the beginning of the season.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

Unknown to Carley, the former private school teacher's dishonesty started to unravel at a drizzly Remembrance Day parade in Llandudno in 2024 – a year before he would be outed in national news.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026

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

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025

“Oh, come on. It’s not a big deal that I know. Dee’s been out for years anyway. It’s not like you just outed her or anything.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

He stopped pitching entirely after his outing on July 3 because of his sore knee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

This outing is, clearly, an homage, but by the end I have concluded that it is simply an art project, which is a fully legitimate reason to do something.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

It was Alcaraz's first singles outing since his late-night quarter-final exit to Ben Shelton at the US Open.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

After the outing, they introduced the watch to their son, Larix, and taught him how to use it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

And for a short while, I enjoyed glorious anonymity while browsing for better chew toys as Bo—who was as delighted by the novelty of the outing as I was—loafed next to me on a leash.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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