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outsider

[out-sahy-der] / ˌaʊtˈsaɪ dər /


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Given Mr. Moritz’s success and prominence in this country, “it’s odd to feel like an outsider when everyone considers you an insider,” he admits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Kennedy and her family left Northern Ireland when she was 12 in the 1970s and relocated to the Republic of Ireland where she found herself an outsider in a small, rural village.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Being an outsider looking in remains a central theme across her novels, including her other critically acclaimed works, and it resonates deeply with readers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The wrong team, the wrong fan, by every conventional measure an outsider.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

You will always be the outsider, warned Nemesis’s voice; but Leo tried to push that thought aside.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Important AI capabilities reside in software and computing systems whose activities are often harder for outsiders to observe.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

I argued that attempting to police outsiders would be too cumbersome and that we don’t yet know enough about AI to make sensible uniform rules governing its use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Muslim-majority region, battling some of India's highest unemployment rates, has become increasingly dependent on outsiders to perform jobs that many locals consider menial, including domestic work, agriculture and construction.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Heder remains interested in stories about outsiders, about class and people generally ignored by or on the fringes of society.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

I moved with the awkwardness of a tourist, aware that we were outsiders, even with our black skin.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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