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the outlying areas of the city
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In 2023, the outlying Matsu Islands, within view of the Chinese coast, endured patchy internet for months after two undersea internet cables broke.
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Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Wilson County and its cities are among Nashville’s outlying areas that allow the public to buy and light fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July and New Year’s holidays.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
Then overnight lows starting Friday into Saturday through Monday into Tuesday will stay well below freezing with low 20s forecast in Nashville and even the teens in outlying areas and along the Cumberland Plateau.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
European countries dominate the top 10—the only outlying nation is Japan in eighth place.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Wilson County and its cities are among Nashville’s outlying areas that allow the public to buy and light fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July and New Year’s holidays.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
Then overnight lows starting Friday into Saturday through Monday into Tuesday will stay well below freezing with low 20s forecast in Nashville and even the teens in outlying areas and along the Cumberland Plateau.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
European countries dominate the top 10—the only outlying nation is Japan in eighth place.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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outlying
adjective
out·ly·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 
: being far from a center or main body
an outlying suburb
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