outlying
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Japan’s navy, the Maritime Self-Defense Force, has a base, too, which is currently being rebuilt and expanded to handle bigger military vessels and serve as a logistics hub for supplying outlying islands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
But the judge demanded to know the postcodes where Bush had conducted funerals and explored whether jurors could be brought in by coach from outlying areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
After the meeting, Kingsnorth said, “We’re ready to pause if we need to because of the outlying state of the world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
“There’s a movement toward smaller cities and community areas. People are moving beyond the cities to the outlying areas,” said Tim Smart, contributing editor at U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
But most food production in outlying areas depended initially on Fertile Crescent domesticates.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
