outskirts
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On the outskirts of Urumqi, the regional capital, billions of dollars have been invested in a vast solar farm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
As inflation weighs on Japanese households, huge arcades on the outskirts of major cities are installing claw machines filled with eggs, rice, laundry detergent and other necessities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Edgerton’s mayor, Donald Roberts, has been a proponent of the industrial complex on the outskirts of town where the data center would be built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Zheng Ruizhi, another client of Yingwei's who lives in Beijing's northern outskirts, welcomed him at the door with a big smile.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Their tails have jewels in them. Most of them live on the outskirts of New Atlantis.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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