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By the time I arrived that morning, the parking lot next to the Domino's pizza outlet was already crawling with media figures: reporters, cameramen and TV semi-celebrities.

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  1. noun A passage for escape or exit; a vent.
  2. noun A means of release or gratification, as for energies, drives, or desires: exercised as an outlet for frustration.
  3. noun A stream that flows out of a lake or pond.
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  • Every media outlet is another finger in the conspiracy's giant hand. —  FSF,December2005
  • Despite his purported grievances, the Centre for Independent Journalism believes that banning any media outlet is a restriction on press freedom and the plurality of views. —  Centre for Independent Journalism
  • One of the best attributes of a quality media outlet is a willingness to correct mistakes and try to make things right. —  The Seminal :: Independent Media And Politics
  • From the CBC as a socialist mouthpiece to Fox News 'right-wing corporate agenda, it seems no media outlet is able to escape at least some finge ... —  gauntlet.ucalgary.ca RSS feed
  • From the CBC as a socialist mouthpiece to Fox News 'right-wing corporate agenda, it seems no media outlet is able to escape at least some finger pointing. —  gauntlet.ucalgary.ca RSS feed
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  1. from Middle English *outlete, utlete (= Icelandic ūtlāt), outlet; from out + let. Cf. inlet.
  2. from out + let.
 

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