outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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On Christmas Day in 1872, the atmosphere was restive among the forty female residents of a medical institution on the outskirts of St. Louis.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Areas with many trees or wood susceptible to fire, including suburban areas on the outskirts of the Bay Area’s major cities, are seen as high risk, Dubrovsky said.
—Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The market is in Rungis, a suburb on the outskirts of Paris.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Turbina, who lives in the small town of Livny in the Oryol region, some 300 miles to the south of Moscow, has made the long journey to a pre-trial detention center on the outskirts of the capital every two weeks, as visits are restricted to twice a month.
—Anna Chernova, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Areas with many trees or wood susceptible to fire, including suburban areas on the outskirts of the Bay Area’s major cities, are seen as high risk, Dubrovsky said.
—Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The market is in Rungis, a suburb on the outskirts of Paris.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Turbina, who lives in the small town of Livny in the Oryol region, some 300 miles to the south of Moscow, has made the long journey to a pre-trial detention center on the outskirts of the capital every two weeks, as visits are restricted to twice a month.
—Anna Chernova, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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