out of season
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And items sent back may be out of season, meaning retailers have to resell them at a discount.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
They got jobs when baseball was out of season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024
Southern California received heavy rain last summer, unlike its usually dry summers, which she said probably stimulated flowers to germinate out of season.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
He's holed up in Room 5D of the Residence Le Rose hotel in the Italian seaside resort of Rimini having arrived, out of season, on the previous Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
Been feastin’ on the creatures for months now, he would not be surprised, even if they were out of season.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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