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outsider

[aut-sahy-der] / ˌaʊtˈsaɪ dər /


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To an outsider, both groups may be equally strapped when they’ve spent down their cash, but the first group is still rich.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Before his legal troubles, Shkreli was viewed as a brash outsider.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

It’s a pathway in part inspired by New York City, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s outsider campaign was an inspiration for one of Europe’s most left-wing leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“It could be a mess because I’ve never formally studied, and I’m not a ‘curator, curator,’ but in any field sometimes an outsider can bring in a new breeze.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

What the boy saw in Sounder would have been totally missed by an outsider.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

Together, the unrest, economic anxiety and growing support for political outsiders point to an uncertain future for France.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Despite his success selling Tibetan culture to outsiders, he remains conflicted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Closed parks and residential societies that bar outsiders are limiting spaces for performance."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Many said they were excited by promises of 60,000 direct and indirect jobs from the refinery alongside a training centre for 1,000 young people, even if they worry these will mainly benefit outsiders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

But Mr. Salisbury dared to show us the way outsiders saw our city.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry


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