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• walk out
  walk out

  verb

  to leave without explanation, esp in anger
• walk-out
  walk-out

  The action of leaving a meeting, place of work, or organization as an expression of disapproval or grievance: “During Grimm's speech, the radical students staged a walk-out.”

walk out

British  

verb

1. to leave without explanation, esp in anger

2. to go on strike

3. informal to abandon or desert

4. obsolete to court or be courted by

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noun

1. a strike by workers

2. the act of leaving a meeting, conference, etc, as a protest

walk-out Cultural  

1. The action of leaving a meeting, place of work, or organization as an expression of disapproval or grievance: “During Grimm's speech, the radical students staged a walk-out.”

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walk out Idioms  

1. Go on strike, as in The union threatened to walk out if management would not listen to its demands . [Late 1800s]

2. Leave suddenly, especially as a sign of disapproval. For example, The play was so bad we walked out after the first act . [First half of 1800s]

3. Also, walk out on . Desert, abandon, as in He walked out on his wife and five children . [Late 1800s]

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A priority would be ensuring that even if a party loses, they walk out of the courthouse knowing the judge paid attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A watch that loses most of its value as soon as you walk out of the store is a tough sell to connoisseurs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Under the original plan, offenders serving sentences of up to 19 months would have been eligible from 2 September to walk out of jail after serving a third of that time.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Prisoners will now qualify for their earlier release from 1 October and officials estimate that around 700 will walk out of the prison gates that day.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Then we walk out of the kitchen carrying trays of our families’ favorite foods, ready to start the celebration.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea, but personally I've been enjoying the walk-out looks and think it brings a different, refreshing element to our sport.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not affected by this planned walk-out.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

Mordisco's group was one of those that entered into talks, but they broke down after six months when Mordisco led a walk-out.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

It’s been a big summer for the walk-out video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

Three bedrooms, one and a half baths, a walk-out basement.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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