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outline

[out-lahyn] / ˈaʊtˌlaɪn /




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I appreciate your due diligence in your own financial planning and providing such a comprehensive outline of your plan to me.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

Their findings outline a path forward, suggesting that with the right combination of strategies, Alzheimer's could eventually become a manageable or even preventable condition rather than an inevitable decline.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

The president is widely reported to have passed on to the Iranians - via Pakistan, which is acting as a mediator - an outline of a 15-point plan to end the conflict.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

AI helped with an outline, the rest was Lichtenberg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

When Ridge stepped out of Beejee’s apartment at 9:45, he was wearing old cargo pants—Michael could see the outline of the sumbook resting inside the buttoned front pocket—and a Hootie and the Blowfish T-shirt.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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