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book out

British  

verb

  1. (usually intr, adverb) to leave or cause to leave a hotel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For Richards, the sequence of the 101 drawings he picked for his book, out of over 1,000 that he carefully catalogs in a database, mirrors the progression of his own thinking about money.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

He also cites the mystery novelist Agatha Christie, about whom he has a new book out in May that aims “to show that any stylistic and intellectual condescension towards her is unjustified.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

So they opted the first book out, turning down the $340 offer that would have made for the only check Brown had ever received from Arcadia.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2025

“I hear he makes a killer guac,” I said sarcastically, holding the book out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

“Miss Hester pull that book out and start yelling, ‘Is this me?

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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