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picnic

[pik-nik] / ˈpɪk nɪk /




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The plan includes 25 acres of publicly accessible open space that supports uses such as parks, plazas, walking and biking trails, recreation centers and picnic areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

"We have a picnic on the beach at Welcombe Mouth, a swim and a walk back to the house for some cake," she wrote of the longstanding family tradition.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

At the Shuck Station, I joined the evening crowd dining at its outdoor picnic tables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Shortly before the family’s July picnic, two of the heirs sent a scathing seven-page letter to more than 130 of their relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

She slapped the wooden picnic table again, a little impatiently, so I took my tray on over.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

So Jones scheduled more vaccine clinics, which she brought to church picnics and community events, saving residents a trip to the health department.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

In Greenwich, some people got up from their picnics as the "dust devil" moved across the park, with some even heard screaming.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

"Because it's a place for people, for picnics, for livestock to graze," he told AFP, giving only his first name for security reasons.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 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

Crow’s Head Valley was not exactly a place for picnics.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was picnicked.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 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

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

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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

His summer concerts became civic rituals: families picnicking, fans waving lightsabers in time to “The Imperial March” and Williams emerging each night to ovations more often reserved for rock stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

Spending time with friends and her beloved sister Edna, she went swimming and picnicking by Lake Erie.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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