outskirts
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The previous day Kyiv had launched a drone attack on the city's outskirts, a strike mentioned in Zelensky's message as "paying a visit".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 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 campervan appears to have been parked 40 miles away from the couple's house on the outskirts of Glasgow.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
In April, another drone crashed in Galati, in an area on the outskirts of the city.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
They left two days later, the man limping along behind the cart and the boy keeping close to his side until they cleared the outskirts of the town.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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