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outwards

noun

plural of outward

as in faces

outward and often deceptive indication never was there in a man such a fine, heroic outward and such a cowardly interior

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Recent Examples of outwards In IconArrows pointing outwards NBCUniversal and YouTube deal to embed Peacock into YouTube Premium. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 27 July 2026 Among the catch are stingrays, their bodies folded over, pushed inwards (or outwards, for some) from the burgeoning force of other fish in the net. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Trim back or remove stems growing outwards away from the support. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

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Familiar faces like Derrick Brown, Bryce Young, Tetairoa McMillan and Jaycee Horn will take the field this week for the start of training camp, but there will be some notable new faces added to the mix.

— Mike Kaye July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Giant banners showing the faces of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky adorned its rallies.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

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During the 2000s, Pastore was a fixture on reality television with appearances on Celebrity Apprentice, Celebrity Family Feud, Dancing With the Stars, Shark Tank and Celebrity Fit Club.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
Her campaign involvement has been substantial, including fundraising and appearances with Chan.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

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Most recently, Playboy celebrated the release of the Playboy summer issue with Cara Delevingne on the cover, driving 5 billion media impressions and nearly 30 million impressions on social media.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
In many ways, signage is a company's first handshake with the customer—and in business, first impressions still matter.

— Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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