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periphery

noun as in outskirts, outer edge

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While the main RSF force rampaged through el-Fasher, a separate group of fighters remained on the periphery of the city, where they engaged in the brutal executions of a number of unarmed captives.

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Likewise, a pair of maps focused on the north and south poles give the Earth a sea-based orientation, centering water with land off to the periphery.

The return of great-power rivalries, and the perennial challenge of disorder from peripheries beyond government control, has made that task a priority again.

With this week’s lows establishing clear risk parameters, investors may find selective opportunities as home builder and periphery plays regain momentum heading into year-end.

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The most well-off blacks tended to live on the periphery and were the first to leave the neighborhoods when they had acquired the means to do so.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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