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likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing
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Recent Examples of outgoing
Now, outgoing President Joe Biden has granted clemency to Gallion, who was serving a 25-year sentence.
Gallion, who was 58 when he was sentenced, is among the nearly 1,500 individuals who have had their sentences commuted by Biden in December.
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
The Gophers football program picked up its second wide receiver via the NCAA transfer portal on Monday when outgoing UCLA receiver Logan Loya committed to the U on social media.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2024
Then, outgoing Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas weighs in on extremism and the immigration crisis.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
The outgoing Energy and Commerce chair shepherded popular nuclear legislation to passage — but came up short on permitting and hydro bills.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
The Gophers football program picked up its second wide receiver via the NCAA transfer portal on Monday when outgoing UCLA receiver Logan Loya committed to the U on social media.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2024
Then, outgoing Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas weighs in on extremism and the immigration crisis.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
The outgoing Energy and Commerce chair shepherded popular nuclear legislation to passage — but came up short on permitting and hydro bills.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Suitable for Exploring Complex or Sensitive Topics When dealing with subjects like mental health, family dynamics, or social justice issues, numbers might not tell the full story.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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One reason some people may turn to alcohol is because it’s perceived as a social lubricant.Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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In a statement, City Manager Brian Saeki declined to comment on the litigation but described the promenade as the centerpiece of a decades-long effort to support local businesses and make the Uptown area more pedestrian friendly.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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California’s tax incentive program is cited as the main culprit for driving creators outside of the city to more hospitable locations like Georgia and New York, as well as Australia and European locations like London.Kristen Lopez, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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With just three tables indoors and two outdoors, there is no place more cozy or hospitable to indulge in manti, Turkey’s beloved dumplings.Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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This personality type is often very extroverted and results-driven.Nicholas Freund, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
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Channeling that free-spirited theme, Maserati has just-unveiled the MC20 Cielo Spyder, which expands the MC20 supercar’s persona into a more extroverted and seemingly care-free direction.Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 May 2022
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“Outgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgoing. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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