on the outs
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The global fashion industry's use of fur has been on the outs for decades.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
This may put him on the outs with his colleagues in the academy, but it has made for a riveting and richly illuminating book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
At least a few people inside the Beltway have read the story, as Politico reports that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz might be on the outs for his role in cobbling together the group chat.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025
This has put him on the outs not just with Donald Trump, but with newer members of his own conference as well.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2024
The backward address turned out after several mistakes to be the undersecretary to Étienne Tshisekedi, the one government minister who might help us, though his own position with Mobutu is now on the outs.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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