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as in exit
a place or means of going out this road is the only outlet for traffic coming from the racetrack

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as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information technology has provided many new outlets for amateur writers and artists to share their work with a global audience

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Recent Examples of outlet Several Israeli news outlets have reported that, according to the terms of the agreement, the Israeli military will begin to withdraw from northern Gaza, and Palestinians will be able to return there, within the first three weeks of the deal’s implementation. Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025 Local news outlets were there to cover important press conferences, share details on what specific neighborhoods had been impacted by the flames and keep us informed of weather patterns and what to expect with the Santa Ana winds. Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 Four people were inside the car, according to the outlet. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025 The two men allegedly served at the same military base–Fort Bragg– according to a local news outlet. Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for outlet 
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  • The Packers made an early playoff exit with a loss against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, despite making the postseason as the youngest roster in the league for a second year in a row.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • That reorg, which has not been finalized, also played a role in the exit earlier this month of former Peacock boss Kelly Campbell.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • The announcement was met with a flood of negative comments on the company's internal communication platform, prompting the bank to disable the comment section within hours due to high traffic, the Wall Street Journal reported.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This is well understood by the scammers who lurk on the platform.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • More than 200 guests were invited to the nuptials, yet Sarah showed a nearly empty venue after waiting for an hour and a half in a now-viral video recently posted on TikTok.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Alongside these theaters Majid Al Futtaim also operates other pop-up venues which are even more quirky.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • The forum is dominated by anonymous posts about would-be applicants complaining about waiting months to hear back from background investigators.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Workforce issues were central to insight forums around regulating AI in the last Congress, but those too did not result in changes to the system.
    Maria Curi, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Outlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlet. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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