out on the town
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Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died following what media reports said was a night out on the town in Vang Vieng in November that year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Midtown Manhattan is clogged again with impossible traffic, downtown’s booming, people are back in the office and out on the town, Broadway is back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
But they were more excited to be out on the town without being mobbed.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
The only catch is that Sparkle’s younger and older selves must trade off every week, agreeing to hibernate while the other one goes out on the town.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2024
While the rest of Manhattan was out on the town, he'd stayed home to peel apples and listen to country music.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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