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out

[out] / aʊt /


ADVERB
outside, outdoors
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Hotel companies and the unions representing hotel workers oppose expanding the short-term rental market out of existing housing stock.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Philip Simon was due to perform his stand-up show at the Banshee Labyrinth on Niddry Street, but the venue scrapped it at short notice after it carried out "routine" checks on his social media.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

In the “grand settlement” of 1701, the disillusioned Five Nations negotiated treaties with the French and English alike, enacting a policy of wary neutrality that kept them out of subsequent Anglo-French conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

But when they do, it’s like watching a magic trick play out before your eyes, leaving you so stunned you’re stammering, unable to utter even a single “How?”

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

When stakes run out, I tie ribbon around trees.

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

With two outs in the fifth, he lifted a sweeper into the seats beyond the left-field corner to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The call outs occurred on a day when the weather, which had been forecast, was "particularly poor" but "not exceptional".

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

I’ve also heard from various people telling me their whole financial picture, down to the pennies in their accounts, and the ins and outs of their divorces, estate fights and bad relationships with financial professionals.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

There are carve outs, such as energy, which Schamotta says should limit the macroeconomic blow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

In the eleventh Pete came up with a man on first, two outs.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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

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

The U.S. discovered that in 2003, when a team of almost two dozen agents who had abducted an Egyptian cleric in Italy for secret interrogation was outed by analysis of their local cellphone records.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

They’ve been outed; they faced all kinds of humiliation and harm, while the government hasn’t faced any harm at all.

From Slate Nov. 8, 2025

I can't even begin to imagine what mysterious circumstances led to your being outed to the universe, but it doesn't sound pleasant, and I know it's not what you wanted.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

He finished his outing by getting Perez to chase a changeup below the zone and pop it up behind second base.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

It was on this second outing that the teens encountered Byrd and Roberts.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Fueled by a booming resale market, the ritual of buying deceased homeowners’ belongings has morphed from a leisurely weekend outing into an elbows-up affair.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The three-match series marks England's first Test outing since the retirement of captain Ben Stokes and sacking of head coach Brendon McCullum.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Camp was a combined outing for grades five and seven, designed so us new kids could spend time with some of the older boys.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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