outskirts
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Yang, 91, lives on the outskirts of China's bustling capital Beijing.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A fast-moving wildfire burning near homes in the outskirts of Santa Clarita prompted evacuation orders Sunday afternoon as both L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The company built 18 studios inside a five-story building on the outskirts of Shanghai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The court, housed in a shiny glass building on the outskirts of The Hague, employs around 900 staff from 100 nationalities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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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