outskirts
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Visitors with plenty to spend often head for the luxurious Ojai Valley Inn on the outskirts of town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The case is being handled by prosecutors in Silivri on the western outskirts of Istanbul province.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, that same day the Bosnian Serb army led by Mladic overruns Srebrenica, causing tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the Dutch force's compound at Potocari on the hilly town's outskirts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dobrindt said that last October Germany's domestic intelligence agency became aware of a possible weapons cache in the woods on the outskirts of Berlin.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He drove fast and, on the outskirts of Umuahia, Olanna asked, “Did you do anything with Alice?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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