outskirts
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Inside the long-shuttered St. Vincent Medical Center on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles, bulletin boards, furniture and other remnants of a once active hospital remain, frozen in time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“It’s true that there’s a blockade against Cuba, but something good has to come out of all this,” said Iraida Ávila, who lives on the outskirts of Havana with her daughter, who has cystic fibrosis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
On Wednesday, several dozen people, some banging pots and pans, protested against power outages in the San Miguel del Padron neighborhood on Havana's outskirts, a resident told AFP.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Located on the outskirts of Wicken village near Soham, it is part of the National Trust's Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
As we reached the outskirts of Yazd, Babou slowed the Smokemobile down so much, it felt like we were coasting down the evening streets on maneuvering thrusters only.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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