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out

[aut] / aʊt /


ADVERB
outside, outdoors
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Founding a business someday was long in the computer-science major’s sights—he purposely sought out internships at startups to learn the entrepreneurial ropes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

He carried out the research while working at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center and has since brought his internationally recognized translational research program to the University of Oklahoma.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

“You can’t have enough guys that can close out games for ‘ya,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

"There's almost no-one out there who hasn't taken that quiz," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Whole Brainers will turn out to be right about the complex interconnections of the brain but wrong about the brain acting as a whole.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

He has recorded more than three outs in six of his seven games, including each of his last five.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The most poignant portrait is that of Dale Mitchell, whom the Dodgers sent up to pinch-hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

She convinced the resident to pay £20,000 for a car and £9,000 for a campervan, which she said was purchased so the pair could go on days outs.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

We got some outs on a fly ball and two line drives but not before they had scored two more runs.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

Isaiah Hodgson was outed as a Border Patrol agent last June after he was filmed, unmasked, taking part in the conroversial arrest of Adrian Martinez, a U.S. citizen accused of interfering with immigration enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

It came a few months after the Sun newspaper had outed Sir Simon as gay, which "generated enormous interest in Sir Simon from numerous other newspapers".

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026

That year, Juliet Jeske — an anonymous activist who has since outed herself and become a journalist — contact Salon with dozens of clips she’d gathered from watching the entirety of the show.

From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026

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

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025

We’ve outed a traitor, reestablished our claim on Fifth Harbor, and I don’t have a scratch on me.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

England's squad for the autumn only assembled on Monday evening, while Australia have played seven Tests since their opponents' last outing, a victory over Argentina in July.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

It was the third straight game Doncic has scored 40-plus points in an outing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Comic Con marks the “National Treasure” actor’s latest outing to directly interact with his fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Part of what hampered his chances of a reprieve were extracts from his diaries which were widely circulated, publicly outing him as a homosexual.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Anat had been talking about this outing for over a week, but today she spoke little.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny


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