Definition of OUTBOUND

Examples of outbound in a Sentence

The airline has canceled all outbound flights.

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China’s central government also has sought to curb outbound investment to establish firmer control over Chinese companies whose international shopping sprees have rattled the country’s currency and foreign-exchange reserves. — Kate O’keeffe, WSJ, "Trump Bets on Legislation to Tighten Reviews of Chinese Deals," 27 June 2018 The drop reflects Beijing’s efforts to rein in outbound investment as well as greater U.S. government scrutiny of Chinese deals. — Andrew Kennedy, Washington Post, "Trump takes aim at China’s tech sector. That could hurt U.S. innovation.," 11 June 2018 Not content to have the outbound flight last Wednesday from CVG to St. Pete be EIGHT HOURS LATE, Allegiant sucks encored with a return flight that was SIX HOURS LATE. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty's Morning Line: You can't make the MLB Draft fun and Allegiant Air sucks," 4 June 2018 The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on the outbound ramp of Interstate 277 to East Independence Boulevard. — Wbtv, charlotteobserver, "Driver seriously injured after crashing into tree near uptown Charlotte," 10 July 2018 An earlier version of FIRRMA would have led to CFIUS being able to review any outbound transfer of intellectual property between companies in joint ventures or licensing deals. — The Economist, "The Trump administration plans to crack down on Chinese investment," 28 June 2018 According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, an outbound lane on Central Avenue near Eastway Drive is closed due to the spill. — Wbtv, charlotteobserver, "Diesel fuel spill closes lane on east Charlotte road," 20 June 2018 Photo: Brandon Thibodeaux for The Wall Street Journal UPS’s effort to catch up can be seen 36 miles from Mesquite in Fort Worth, where machines scan boxes, sort them by destination and send them to outbound vehicles. — Paul Ziobro, WSJ, "UPS’s $20 Billion Problem: Operations Stuck in the 20th Century," 15 June 2018 Explain to her that the IRS seldom makes outbound phone calls. — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "How to better protect your parents from scams," 3 May 2018

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