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[pik-nik] / ˈpɪk nɪk /




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Dunston Village Green, Lincoln: A community picnic will be held from 17:00.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Hikers into the area often start at the Switzer picnic site in Altadena, which has a trailhead to the Bear Canyon hike-in campground five miles away, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Before she gave a small speech at the picnic, Stevens took a few questions from reporters.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

Until 2020, the Westminster, Md., operation looked a lot like any basic winery: a no-frills tasting room and picnic tables where guests could eat food brought from home or purchased from an on-site truck.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

We sat at my favorite picnic table, the one where my grandparents had their own first date fifty years ago.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

In Greenwich, some people got up from their picnics as the "dust devil" moved across the park, with some even heard screaming.

From BBC Aug. 10, 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

Unlike in previous years, when residents could bring coolers and picnics to the mall, guests this year will go through security and are allowed to bring only one small clear bag.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

And while we tend to think of picnics as outdoor lunches — which means sandwiches, grain salads and the occasional tub of pasta salad — biscuits suggest a different possibility.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

The summer stretched golden in front of us with promises of picnics and fish frys, blackberry hunts and croquet games till dark.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Olivia Rodrigo picnicked in the park with one.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

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

As they picnicked on a knoll overlooking the West Side Highway, Ms. Naydenova flipped through the scrapbook.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2021

They picnicked in tired solitude, eating as much as they wanted.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Phil’s opening night was the Bowl opening night, suitable for conspicuous socialite picnicking.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

Edwardian author Kenneth Grahame's story of boating, caravanning and picnicking and the hi-jinks of a cross-dressing amphibian is also an ode to the English landscape.

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

COLIC: colicky frolic: frolicked, frolicker, frolicking GARLIC: garlicky mimic: mimicked, mimicking panic: panicked, panicking, panicky picnic: picnicked, picnicker, picnicking POLITICS: politicker, politicking traffic: trafficked, trafficker, trafficking playwright.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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