outskirts

Example Sentences

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In the same year, more than 50 drivers were killed in Lima and its outskirts, according to labor union Anitra.

From Barron's

At a diner on the outskirts of Doylestown, views were similarly mixed.

From Barron's

Residents of Rudno, on the outskirts of Lviv and near the aviation plant, told AFP last Friday that they heard explosions at night, and some reported gas outages.

From Barron's

The Cavendish School, in Impington on the outskirts of Cambridge, was originally built for 80 pupils but now has 129 on roll.

From BBC

In Paris, Guinean teenager Boubacar Camara, sleeping in a tent on the outskirts of the city, told AFP he had "no choice but to keep on going".

From BBC