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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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But this wasn’t just another Broadway outing for him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

After the “Transatlanticism”/”Give Up” anniversary outing — not to mention a subsequent tour on which the group looked back at “Plans” — Gibbard is “very ready to play some new material,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

In a meeting packed with British interest, Keely Hodgkinson, who also triumphed indoors in Poland, finished in seventh in a rare outing in the 400m.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He explained that while felines are the biggest prize for each safari outing, guests are constantly surprised by the less heralded wildlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Not the heat that glued her skin to the plastic chair, not an outing to the beach, not even a movie followed by a beef pot pie at the Automat.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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