picnic
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Asked how exactly the group came together, Godrich and Harrison look at each other across a picnic table and shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Following the show — billowing shapes, punk-y hair sculptures, all classically Collina — we walked into a whimsical picnic complete with a margarita fountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
At the next picnic table over, a little girl tipped an oyster back then dropped it on the ground—one more shell for the modern midden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Visitors to London's Royal Parks are being reminded that it is illegal , externalto feed the wild deer after a man was injured by a stag that approached his picnic group.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
She set the picnic hamper on a pew and urged me to sit down.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Bowie told the informant that she would "make it a point to have picnics by the capital to observe" and learn about security measures, the complaint alleges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Parties, picnics, workshops and talks were held to mark the event, with the next partial solar eclipse visible from the UK not expected until 2050 and the next total eclipse not occurring until 2090.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“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
I have a small complaint about modern picnics.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Camp activities included séances, hymn singing, boating, archery, and picnics.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Olivia Rodrigo picnicked in the park with one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
On their second date, they picnicked in Central Park.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
We had picnicked above the beach among the sand dunes, almost on a kind of plateau.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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A fisherman packed up his rods next to a family picnicking on the waterfront.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 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
In full view of the picnicking pensioners waving karaoke mics are huge commercial ships, some as long as three football fields.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
These candies are a great option for those who want to enjoy something light and fruity while picnicking.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
To the west lay the ancient Grunewald forest, where sixteenth-century German princes hunted stags and wild boars and where Berliners of all classes nowadays enjoyed hiking, picnicking, and foraging for mushrooms.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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