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outline

[out-lahyn] / ˈaʊtˌlaɪn /




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But if you squint, you can see the outline of the type of stuff that always works.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

On Wednesday, the Board of Peace—a body Trump founded to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza—will meet and outline the progress it has made since the war between Israel and Hamas ended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The proposals do not outline how the reforms would be financed.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The pattern may have served as disruptive camouflage, visually breaking up the outline of the crocodile and making it more difficult to distinguish from its surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

She’s gotten so thin you can see the outline of bones in her hands, and her skin has this yellowish white tint to it, like when you stay in cold water for too long.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Microsoft stock rises after the tech company outlines new features for CoPilot, its AI assistant.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Many people know at least the outlines of the case given its gruesomeness.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

"That would indeed be surprising, and, in addition to other theories, it could point to the existence of a fifth force," as Soter outlines.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Carney will hold a speech in the European Parliament there on Thursday, a day after President von der Leyen outlines the EU's political and policy priorities.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

The private nonprofit organization’s yearly reports haven’t outlined progress on roughly two dozen venues around Greater Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Michael Brush outlined three reasons oil executives expect their stocks to keep rising.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The reasons behind the determination are likely to be outlined in detail.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

In the 2021 rule, the government outlined the standards for what scientific evidence companies needed to provide to have their new tobacco products on the market in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He turned on his side to face her and outlined her features in the dark.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

A panel of experts—convened by Von der Leyen—issued a report earlier this year outlining how they believe rules should be implemented, including by staggering how children can use platforms as they grow up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

City leader John Lee made the announcement as he unveiled Hong Kong's first Five-Year Plan, outlining its economic and social strategy to 2030.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Anthropic released its latest risk report in August, outlining risks with superintelligence, or the point when AI models can intellectually outperform humans across several domains.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

In a paragraph outlining the evaluation process and criteria, they wrote:

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Recently I received in the mail a handwritten pamphlet outlining the spread of HIV by the FBI.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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