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outskirts

noun as in edge of a geographic area

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Nearly two years later she is still living in her parents’ colonial-style home on the outskirts of Philadelphia, working part-time jobs as she continues her relentless search.

The interim government of her successor, Jose Jeri, has declared a state of emergency in place since Wednesday in Lima and its outskirts, and deployed soldiers in the streets.

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Wales' players will assemble at their training base on the outskirts of Cardiff on Monday, 27 October.

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"Everything comes back to me. From being with my family to being alone," Garcia said through tears at her home in Benetusser, on the southern outskirts of the Mediterranean port city of Valencia.

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“I think they’ve cased it and decided to grab people on the outskirts.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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