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outlet

[aut-let, -lit] / ˈaʊt lɛt, -lɪt /


NOUN
store that sells discounted items
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The editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr has been taken into custody after a court convicted her of managing an unlicensed website and ordered its closure, her lawyers say.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

A separate check by financial-news outlet Yicai found a luxury suite at Beijing’s Peninsula Hotel listed for 2,915 yuan through Doubao, versus 2,624 yuan on Trip.com and 2,332 yuan quoted directly by the hotel.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

It followed the closure of the website and social media accounts belonging to leading digital news outlet T24 over what authorities described as "LGBT propaganda".

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Coral Pena told the outlet that she heard a bang during the incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Mrs. Nichols thinks I could maybe play that guy Action, the one that starts all the fights. She says bein’ in a play would maybe be a good outlet.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

In early October, journalist associations from nearly 40 news outlets had already denounced "death threats" made by the RN against Mediapart.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The restaurant chain, with 217 of its namesake outlets, is due to report results on Tuesday after the close.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

In 2024 Max Read, director of civic innovation for the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, identified seven such alleged outlets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Joseph Marver launched the temporary retail model for Halloween in the early 1980s, growing Spirit Halloween to 60 seasonal outlets before it was acquired in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

He's given me a list of media outlets to email with his latest press release.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon


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