fresh out of
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Darby Mulligan was fresh out of a long-term relationship when she first dipped her toes in the dating pool at age 21.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
When Eric Lauer needs to hire at Giftory, the online gift-giving platform he runs, he's no longer looking for eager young coders fresh out of college.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
There is an AI-generated meme doing the rounds on social media in Italy that shows Giorgia Meloni doing all the things you might expect from someone fresh out of a tough break-up.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
But the townsfolk are fresh out of ideas of how to stop the disaster pressing down on them, save for one that Tom and Wyck, now allies against this unseen wickedness, plot together.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
At best, Rat said, she was seventeen years old, fresh out of Cleveland Heights Senior High.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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