as in to out
to drive or force out
the pub keeper doesn't hesitate to turf out anyone who gets too drunk
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Before Imai’s appearance in Corpus Christi on Tuesday, Espada expressed cautious optimism that the 27-year-old right-hander would need only one minor-league rehab outing before returning to the major-league rotation.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026 -
So says Leslie Fremar, outing herself as the real-life inspiration for Emily, the uptight first assistant to fictional magazine editor Miranda Priestly.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was ejected from Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals series against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center after striking Houston All-Star center Alperen Şengün in the head with his left forearm.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Then in September, Newsom's Legal Affairs Secretary David Sapp sent an email to JUSD administrators on what appeared to include a copy of the state's motion to dismiss that lawsuit, as seen in public records obtained by Fox News Digital.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Curiel also declined to dismiss causes of action against three of the deputy’s supervisors, who are accused of knowing the female deputy failed to return to the scene and had dissuaded Quinones from providing assistance.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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But studies like this can influence whether patients feel like hope is worth chasing.—
Kathi Rigby,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Reporters soon descended, leading to subsequent lore of a sort of revolt, with students, particularly varsity athletes, chasing reporters away, even — as legend has it — locking some in the music room.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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This phase is also an ideal chance to spot the bright streaks of material cast out during violent impact events.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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He was stripped of all his honors and titles and banished from public view by the royal family after years of scandal over his money woes and links to questionable characters, including Epstein.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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After one mistake too many and a little Machiavellian interference courtesy of his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor is stripped of his divine powers and banished to Earth, sentenced to live among the rest of us unworthy mortals.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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“Turf (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turf%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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