outer

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It also became a classic example of a long-standing chemistry principle stating that stable transition metal complexes typically contain 18 electrons in their outer shell according to formal electron counting methods.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

One wing stretches west along the river toward Louisville, absorbing some of its outer suburbs.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Gale warnings are in effect this weekend for outer waters, the inner waters along the Central Coast and the Santa Barbara Channel, forecasters said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But it is possible the outer end of the curve may not have seen the lows of the year.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The outer skin was tough—Mal spat hers out—but biting through to the flesh of it was astonishing.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell