outskirts
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Zhang, who teaches students to race at a track on the outskirts of the city, hopes tourism will further burnish the city's biker reputation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
"It must have originated in a galaxy's center, but not the one it's in the outskirts of now," Stein said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Walkman disappeared long ago, but the sturdy, blue 1985 Toyota 4x4 pickup truck can still be found in the Texas Hill Country at Jeff Kent’s 3,000-acre ranch on the outskirts of San Antonio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
One of its first beneficiaries is Aran Inthakul, 71, a former car mechanic who struggles to move after a bad fall several years ago in front of his makeshift shack on the outskirts of Bangkok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
We slipped into our new clothes in the dressing room of a quiet little dress shop on the outskirts of Monclova.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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