outskirts
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Soldiers took the Journal through a sprawling tunnel in the outskirts of Shuja’iyya that they said had been discovered eight months ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Work began on the outskirts of the kibbutz, and she says material for the new houses is being recycled from the old ones, a small way of ensuring continuity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Last season, amateur side ES Nanterre, from the outskirts of Paris, won Championnat National Group B ahead of Champions League outfits Lens and Lille and second-tier clubs Reims, Bastia and Red Star.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
As Bryan starts to encounter the strange beings who appear on the outskirts of Raccoon City, the game mechanisms click into place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
He drove fast and, on the outskirts of Umuahia, Olanna asked, “Did you do anything with Alice?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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