outlying
Example Sentences
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Most Smart Sampa arrests have occurred in outlying neighborhoods, with many of those detained migrants from poorer regions of Brazil's interior.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
“There’s a movement toward smaller cities and community areas. People are moving beyond the cities to the outlying areas,” said Tim Smart, contributing editor at U.S.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025
In Kyiv, there was no water in parts of the city center and outlying districts on Friday, with restaurants and hotels running a reduced service and many schools in the city sending students home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Shetland Islands Council says it is pushing ahead with plans to build tunnels to four outlying isles in the archipelago including Unst, the most northerly place in the UK.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
Afterward, most patients were sent off to outlying hospitals to convalesce.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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