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outsider

[aut-sahy-der] / ˌaʊtˈsaɪ dər /


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She is a perpetual outsider whose loyalty is always in question and whose private life is treated as fair game.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Even as Bass embarked on a 22-year political career that has seen stops in Sacramento, Washington and City Hall, the native Angeleno always, successfully depicted herself as a political outsider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Before his legal troubles, Shkreli was viewed as a brash outsider.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

"It's the story of an outsider, and bullying has not gone away in 50 years," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It was often a struggle, still feeling like an outsider on my own team, but I made up my mind that I wasn’t going to let my teammates’ behavior affect my goals.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

To wean themselves off this habit, they should practice talking shop with outsiders.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Beyond its sound, the genre created worlds: digital networks where outsiders across the Americas and Europe found each other, and parties where queer, trans and friki Latines could show up exactly as they were.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Despite his success selling Tibetan culture to outsiders, he remains conflicted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Many said they were excited by promises of 60,000 direct and indirect jobs from the refinery alongside a training centre for 1,000 young people, even if they worry these will mainly benefit outsiders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Her very existence continued to be known only to those few outsiders who, like “Dogbreath” Doge, could be counted upon to believe in the story of her “ill health.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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