outsider
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He cast himself as an outsider coming in to fix Westminster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Given Mr. Moritz’s success and prominence in this country, “it’s odd to feel like an outsider when everyone considers you an insider,” he admits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Kennedy and her family left Northern Ireland when she was 12 in the 1970s and relocated to the Republic of Ireland where she found herself an outsider in a small, rural village.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
You said earlier that Zoe is an outsider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Like Tyler’s wife, Stefanie, Kami was an outsider: she was a Mormon, but she was what Dad would have called “mainstream.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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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
These activities are hard for outsiders to quantify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some students insisted the demonstrations had begun peacefully and blamed outsiders for at least some of the violence.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Some outsiders were even more forthright with their skepticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Nazi Enigma operators were told which settings to use—the key could be changed each day—but outsiders wouldn’t know where to begin.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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