open dating
noun
: the marking of perishable food products with a clearly readable date indicating when the food was packaged or the last date on which it should be sold or used
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That means plenty of phone calls, emails and texts as couples and their wedding planners scramble to find venues with open dates and reschedule vendors such as caterers, photographers and florists.
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Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 20 Mar. 2020
Steely Dan's summer shed tour has open dates on June 25 and 27, around a Chicago-area show.
—Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2020
Yet the court has granted all three cases despite not having all the usual briefs in hand and has slotted the hearings into the first open dates on its calendar.
—The Economist, 16 Dec. 2019
Florida, Ole Miss and South Carolina have open dates.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2019
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Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 20 Mar. 2020
Steely Dan's summer shed tour has open dates on June 25 and 27, around a Chicago-area show.
—Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2020
Yet the court has granted all three cases despite not having all the usual briefs in hand and has slotted the hearings into the first open dates on its calendar.
—The Economist, 16 Dec. 2019
Florida, Ole Miss and South Carolina have open dates.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 23 Nov. 2019
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“Open dating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20dating. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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