outskirts
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He moved into a rented home in a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires where he was supposed to receive round-the-clock home care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Ben Taylor, 19, was a passenger in an Audi RS3 when Josh Buchan lost control of the car on the outskirts of Aberdeen in 2022.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
"We’ve kept the animals inside since September 9," said Giorgos Xenitidis, a 59-year-old livestock farmer in the outskirts of Thessaloniki.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
In a tribute posted on the band's website on Thursday, Bartram said he first met Oakes at a hotel on the outskirts of Leicester in 1969 and they "instantly hit if off".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
We passed through the outskirts of Norfolk, and the people of that town surveyed our bedraggled carnage with a gray, defeated mien.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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