outskirts
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The big looming change in the local housing market is new developments on the town's outskirts that will deliver more than 1,000 new homes.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
However, that same day the Bosnian Serb army led by Mladic overruns Srebrenica, causing tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the Dutch force's compound at Potocari on the hilly town's outskirts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The artist, Gao Zhen, is a U.S. permanent resident who was arrested when he was visiting his studio on the outskirts of Beijing in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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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