outskirts
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Many are migrant workers, living hand-to-mouth in cramped housing on the city's outskirts.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Shortly after arriving in Pyongyang, the American evangelist visited a humble thatched hut on the outskirts of Pyongyang where Kim was said to have been born on April 15, 1912.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
In a tribute posted on the band's website on Thursday, Bartram said he first met Oakes at a hotel on the outskirts of Leicester in 1969 and they "instantly hit if off".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
The report said that over the past 12 months, the gangs had expanded beyond the capital Port-au-Prince, pushing into its outskirts and moving further north.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Falling back all along the line, the French and British armies were forced into a retreat that would take them to the outskirts of Paris.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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