open season
noun
1
: a period when it is legal to kill or catch game or fish protected at other times by law
2
: a time during which someone or something is the object of sustained attack or criticism
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Additionally, law enforcement agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration have declared open season on government health care databases such as the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
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Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
By 1963, there were enough birds from this original stocking to warrant an open season.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
Moving through Tippet Rise on foot, by bike or on the center’s daily shuttle tours during its open season from June through October, a visitor can traverse miles without seeing another person.
—Lauren Gallow, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Some counties also have a fall turkey season that runs concurrently with the open season on deer.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
By 1963, there were enough birds from this original stocking to warrant an open season.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
Moving through Tippet Rise on foot, by bike or on the center’s daily shuttle tours during its open season from June through October, a visitor can traverse miles without seeing another person.
—Lauren Gallow, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Some counties also have a fall turkey season that runs concurrently with the open season on deer.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Open season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20season. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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