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out-group
out-Herod
out loud
out-of-body
out-of-bounds
out-of-court
out-of-date
out-of-door
out-of-doors
out-of-pocket
out-of-sequence progress
out-of-state
out-of-state corporation
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out-of-town
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oust
oust [ owst ] (past and past participle oust·ed, present participle oust·ing, 3rd person present singular ousts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. remove somebody from office: to remove or force somebody from an office or position
2. force somebody out: to use force to remove somebody from a place
[15th century. Via Old French oster< Latin obstare "stand in the way" < stare "to stand"]
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