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[aut-lahyn] / ˈaʊtˌlaɪn /




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Although its overall outline remains approximately circular, its atmosphere is noticeably asymmetrical.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

BP announced it will update its strategy in December, giving Chief Executive Meg O’Neill her first opportunity to outline her vision to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Rudd says some people might prefer to give their salary expectations, or outline their understanding of the salary range for the role.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Ahead of the Bangkok talks, Cordano released an "aid to negotiations" -- a non-binding outline of a possible treaty, with brackets around the most contentious sections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

He wasn’t changing back, but there was enough dust on him that they probably could make out a bit of his outline.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Astronomers have long depicted distant exoplanets with smooth, circular outlines.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The nonprofit Stand Up for Stand Up posted a detailed breakdown of the data that outlines a 66% shrinkage in the SiriusXM Raw channel roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Richard Hasen, professor of law at UCLA, outlines five levers the president could pull and how states, courts, and the people could respond.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Under the headline "Hijacker's hate rants while at UK university", the paper outlines claims about his time on a distance-learning course at Buckinghamshire New University.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

But now the doors were slamming all along the scarlet train, and the blurred outlines of parents were swarming forward for final kisses, last-minute reminders.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Its outlined forms of three rabbits and a deer either take shape out of Hua’s smoky ink washes or evanesce into them, a depiction of ecological destruction that seems contemporary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

This week in the Don’t Short Yourself newsletter, she outlined one move you can make to save $20,000 on the cost of your wedding.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

LA28 Cultural Olympiad Executive Director Nora Halpern and Jones provided updates on plans first outlined in May, including an official Cultural Olympiad mark recognizing participating programs and a digital calendar and mapping platform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Hani, 20, from Kurdistan and 22-year-old Hossam from Sudan both previously contributed to a report called Stranded Dreams, which outlined the problems older teenagers who were asylum seekers could face when trying to access education.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The soft yellow glow didn’t eliminate the shadows so much as it outlined them.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

In her statement on Friday, Meghan said that when she received the letter outlining allegations against her father in 2018, she was "given assurance that these were being investigated".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

On Monday, hundreds of professional stand-up comedians flooded Instagram and TikTok with front-facing videos outlining an issue in the comedy community that had been brewing for months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

She attached a letter Deters had written outlining his tax dispute: “Don Jr. and I are very close with Eric Deters and his wife and I know he sent you a letter,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Other shopping centres have a really important purpose as a community hub," says Somerfield, outlining another potential use.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

And the strain of helping to plan the mission, which involved outlining what they were going to do after arriving, had made him very tense.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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