takeout story
n.— «I’m doing a story for Wednesday—a takeout story, in newspaper parlance—on Kentucky’s incredible turnaround in the past year. Remember, it was a year ago this week that UK visited Starkville 3-4 in Rich Brooks’ fourth season.» —“Blogs: Busy afternoon” by Kyle Veazey Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) Oct. 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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