picnic
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Hochman also held a picnic at the park over Labor Day weekend after saying he would return with his family if he believed it was safe enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
At the Shuck Station, I joined the evening crowd dining at its outdoor picnic tables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Each summer, the heirs to one of America’s biggest liquor fortunes gather in the heart of bourbon country for a family picnic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
This made it an ideal place to conceal a wicker picnic hamper with a lid, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be exactly what was hidden there.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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That same year, Rosales moved back to L.A. and began organizing lowrider picnics at Legg Lake in Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
For parents who are able to take annual leave, Streeter said a "DIY approach" - by keeping children entertained with picnics, local attractions and low cost days out could prove "far better value".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
I have a small complaint about modern picnics.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Family pictures show Marcy at Sunday picnics on the grounds of the state hospital, always in a colorful summer dress and holding a cloth parasol.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Olivia Rodrigo picnicked in the park with one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
I’d seen the Joey P. my entire life; I had visited it on field trips and picnicked in a park that stands in the shadow of its gun mounts.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
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
They picnicked in tired solitude, eating as much as they wanted.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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The title character disdains the common folk, and the play’s complicated political discussion and harsh, jagged poetry aren’t what most picnicking playgoers are after.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
A fisherman packed up his rods next to a family picnicking on the waterfront.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 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
Now they were picnicking near where their apartment used to be.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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