outskirts
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Born and raised in a working-class area on the outskirts of Glasgow, McGinn takes pride in the fact his rise has taken a different path from many Premier League players.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
It must have made an impression on a teenage boy parading and drilling in a uniform on the outskirts of West Point.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
At Raman’s election-night party at Boomtown Brewery on the outskirts of Little Tokyo, I saw why her chances of becoming L.A.’s next mayor were slim from the start.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The U.S. had already dispatched 30 health workers to staff the 50-bed unit, located at Laikipia Air Base on the outskirts of the city of Nanyuki.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
When my father’s business had failed, we had traded our comfortable house in the center of the Jewish quarter for a wattle-and-daub cottage on our neighborhood’s outskirts.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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