periphery
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But Leigh Radwell who has lived on the periphery of the base in Heyford Park for more than a decade, wants to know whether it has polluted the surrounding environment where she lives.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The museum has physically invalidated the binaries of center and periphery, major and minor arts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Our next generation of ground- and air-launched extended-range standoff weapons will help cement our competitive advantage inside China’s—or any adversary’s—defensive periphery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
No longer could the Politburo rely on centuries-old doctrine of strategic withdrawal from the periphery to the interior, seeking better ground from which to repel an invader.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Justin is the first of his family to attend St. Joseph’s, a nonathlete and more on the school’s social periphery.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing periphery
The Kite Runner
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Human Geography - High School
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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