outskirts
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“Police activity happened on the outskirts of the event,” organizers told ABC 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
In the western city of Rennes, around 20 people set up a barricade using trash bins and large pallets on the outskirts of a shopping mall.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
A light breeze rustled in the trees as Stupnikov walked to the outskirts of the village, carrying his military radio and his smartphone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
At Craven Cattle Mart on the outskirts of Skipton, North Yorkshire, the auction ring is buzzing as farmers from across the Yorkshire Dales and Pennine Moors come to buy and sell livestock.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Imagine this: a sweet house sits on the outskirts of a town in Alabama.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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