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as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us
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as in strike
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands
after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in
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Recent Examples of walk out
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of students, meanwhile, walked out of Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, where federal agents had deployed tear gas on students and staff last week.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The statue of Barbara Rose Johns, who led a walkout at 16 years old to protest poor conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in 1951, was unveiled Tuesday in a bipartisan ceremony, The Washington Post reports.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
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Freeman and Penn coach Brad Harper allegedly exchanged words with Fleeger as Freeman, his son and the Penn coach were walking out of the gym.
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The scandal is the latest incident linked to this year's turbulent Miss Universe contest hosted in Thailand, where organizers have faced walkouts and accusations of rigging.
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The Warriors were up 81-72 when Post exited for Al Horford, the team outscoring the Knicks 19-13 during the stretch.—
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Later, McBride saw Short exiting the same bar with two men and a woman, and the officer checked in on her.—
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Just four minutes later, Henry struck again.—
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Casly Lamiit 2-piece Sweatpant Set This sleek sweatpant set strikes the perfect balance between sporty and sophisticated.—
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In each case, agents shot at drivers or into moving cars – a practice that has largely been discouraged by law enforcement because of risks to public safety.—
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After Strome’s goal, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky tweaked two of his forward lines, dropping Igor Chernyshov to the third line with Michael Misa and Adam Gaudette and moving Regenda to the top line with Celebrini and Graf.—
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In the 47-second video, the agent can be seen walking around Good’s maroon Honda Pilot, which is in the middle of the street blocking traffic.—
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Bryant went 6 of 7 from the free-throw line over the final two minutes of the fourth quarter to keep the Hurricane at arm's length and walk away with a tough 79-71 victory at Hornet Arena.—
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The journey begins in Fairbanks, Alaska, and travelers spend two days exploring the city before the train departs south toward Denali National Park and Preserve.—
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Before departing Moscow, the young Venezuelan had obtained a letter of introduction to the PFLP from Arab fellow students who were involved with the group.—
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Most of them go deep into the memory vault of childhood, recalling fishing trips and family gatherings.—
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Nordstrom Lucky Brand Fair Isle Shawl-Collar Cardigan Both Lopez’s and Hudson’s sweaters appear to be from Polo Ralph Lauren (the former’s looks like this one that's no longer available, while the latter’s resembles this one that goes for $798).—
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After a turnover by the Kraken in the neutral zone back across the blue line, Carrick got the puck, skated into the left circle and beat Grubauer low on the blocker side.—
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But that didn’t prevent the brand from pulling out all the stops with its new, larger location on Worth—a two-story white stucco building teeming with stately elegance—that debuted in late October.—
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Some sponsors are still participating despite others having pulled out due to the lack of ice for demonstrations.—
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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