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outer

[au-ter] / ˈaʊ tər /


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Its cone-shaped surface consists of thousands of panels, merging support and weather protection, and serving, via steel clips, as a frame for the building’s outer stainless-steel tiles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Bennu is a hybrid: the material does not clearly match either the inner or the outer Solar System," says Schönbächler.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But overnight, she swam back into the canal, diving under the outer net.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"The shark is now between the outer net and an inner net installed 30 to 40 metres ... further inside the canal," an oceans ministry official told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

“It is plain that nature took but little trouble in fashioning his outer man...As a close observer and cogent reasoner, he has few equals and perhaps no superior in the world,” the reporter wrote.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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