outskirts
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He moved into a rented home in a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of Buenos Aires where he was supposed to receive round-the-clock home care.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Last year, German defence tech firm Helsing opened a factory on the city's outskirts, creating 50 jobs producing unmanned submarine gliders.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The company has partnered with Welsh charity Stump up for Trees and its tree nursery on the outskirts of Abergavenny.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
"We’ve kept the animals inside since September 9," said Giorgos Xenitidis, a 59-year-old livestock farmer in the outskirts of Thessaloniki.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Seven weeks earlier, at the end of April, Jule woke up in a youth hostel on the outskirts of London.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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