outskirts
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On the outskirts of the capital, Palma, some locals who can no longer afford an apartment live in sprawling communities of camper vans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The fire started near a school in the Bagira district on the city's northern outskirts early on Thursday "while the children were in the middle of class", local leader Patrice Buduge told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Visitors with plenty to spend often head for the luxurious Ojai Valley Inn on the outskirts of town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But for the residents of Dol-llys Hall on the outskirts of Llanidloes, Powys, no windfall was necessary.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
They’d had no food and little sleep in five days and in this condition on the outskirts of a small town they came upon a once grand house sited on a rise above the road.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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