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outing

[ou-ting] / ˈaʊ tɪŋ /


NOUN
politically motivated exposure of another's secrets
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STRONG


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The crossover blueprint is familiar, with MMA fighter Francis Ngannou famously going close to an extraordinary boxing win against Tyson Fury in 2023 before being stopped early on by Joshua in his second outing.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The Associated Press reported that during a visit to Honolulu last summer, Patel took part in “what government officials described as a ‘VIP snorkel’ around the USS Arizona in an outing coordinated by the military.”

From Slate • May 16, 2026

“First outing back, stuff was good,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Snell’s performance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

That tattoo and the social media posts -- which Platner explains respectively as the result of a misguided outing during his Marines days and dark post-combat rants -- highlighted the risk of running untested candidates.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

And after every outing, Dede would slip into the bedroom Minerva shared with Mate when their little sister was home from school.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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