outskirts
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Fighting appears to have stopped for the moment in Gao, another northern town, with rebels positioned on the outskirts.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
The jet fuel is dispatched by pipeline to Charles de Gaulle airport on the outskirts of Paris, while motor fuels are dispatched to fuel depots for the capital region.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Ben Taylor, 19, was a passenger in an Audi RS3 when Josh Buchan lost control of the car on the outskirts of Aberdeen in 2022.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 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
Bicycle Bill sat on the outskirts of the growing crowd.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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