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outsider

[aut-sahy-der] / ˌaʊtˈsaɪ dər /


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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

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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