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picnic

[pik-nik] / ˈpɪk nɪk /




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Before she gave a small speech at the picnic, Stevens took a few questions from reporters.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

For a picnic - or picky bits - prices can vary.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Last Saturday morning, dozens of families set up their canopies for the annual Chavez Ravine community picnic, bringing photo albums and other cherished keepsakes to display table side.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

A clown paints children's faces, music fills the air, as families spread picnic carpets across the grass.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

We were all having a picnic together—Mira, Josie and her dad, Max and his parents, Ashley and her parents, Ivy’s entire family, and of course, me—while everyone tried to figure out why I hadn’t stopped.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“This used to be a park where my dad and I used to come and have picnics and he would play ballgaming here with a lot of families,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Emma adds to the fun by taking her kids fruit picking and also by letting them choose at the supermarket, then having tasty picnics in the garden.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

I have a small complaint about modern picnics.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Newsom has reported receiving $72,000 in travel, staff picnics and holiday events from the protocol foundation since he took office in 2019, according to the disclosures.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2026

Some of the men, who as boys had dated her, remembered that on picnics neither gnats nor mosquitoes would setde on her.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

Young women and men picnicked side by side on the pavement, chanting: “Woman! Life! Freedom!”

From Seattle Times Oct. 27, 2022

Streets of identical high-rise apartments were interspersed with parks and wide, tree-lined streets, while residents picnicked beside the Siverskyi Donets river and in forests nearby.

From Reuters May 30, 2022

St. Peter’s Square, where locals picnicked and strolled, is rubble.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2021

And when we picnicked on a Sunday night, the meal seemed to stretch the weekend a little longer.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2021

They picnicked in tired solitude, eating as much as they wanted.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

But, Tucker said, in recent weeks, tourists have been found picnicking in the site.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

When we arrive, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple are picnicking under the trees outside.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

At first, these trolley parks were simply gardens and picnicking grounds, but in time other attractions and rides like roller coasters and Ferris wheels were added.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Some large creature had been on the island, perhaps picnicking, and had gone away forgetting the book and the watch.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig




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