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picnic

[pik-nik] / ˈpɪk nɪk /




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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

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

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

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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