outskirts
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We spot those targets too, including a flattened barracks of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, on the outskirts of Tabriz.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Shortly after arriving in Pyongyang, the American evangelist visited a humble thatched hut on the outskirts of Pyongyang where Kim was said to have been born on April 15, 1912.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
"We’ve kept the animals inside since September 9," said Giorgos Xenitidis, a 59-year-old livestock farmer in the outskirts of Thessaloniki.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Bellamy chooses to work at Wales' national development centre on the outskirts of Newport because, in his words, this is a football place.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
As he reached the outskirts of the village, he thought about what Val had said.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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