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on the outside



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The people who are inside prisons naturalize them as much as people on the outside.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Around a dozen are close to completion while others sit with the logos of the shipping companies still visible on the outside, rudimentary windows cut out of the sides.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

So, while the country looks formidable on the outside, people inside China are being forced to dial back their expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Termites wear their support system on the outside in the form of an exoskeleton.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Middlefield, in blue lettering, is written downward on the outside of the pants.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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