outer
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The Whanki Museum had apparently claimed that its outer brick wall, which sits inches from the ginkgo, was under strain from the tree's roots.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The zeppelin design, which placed individual gas-filled containers within a rigidly framed outer envelope, was invented around the turn of the 20th century by Ferdinand von Zeppelin, a German aristocrat and general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Now Meink was saying we have systems that can do this “on orbit”—that is, while orbiting in outer space.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"We urge the US side to stop expanding its military capabilities and preparing for war in outer space," ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news briefing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The outer shell was the crust, and it was about eighteen miles thick.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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