the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard
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Baker cuts to conflicted close-ups of Igor, underscoring his pangs of conscience on the periphery of the plot.—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 Some of the greatest crime hot spots are in places on the periphery between areas of affluence and areas of deprivation.—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024 During this era, eastern Iranian farmers called the Sogdians dominated Central Asian trade and cities like Samarkand, while Turkic herders from the eastern steppes were thought to live on the periphery.—Byandrew Lawler, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024 Stokes is on the periphery, waiting impatiently on the boundary edge to roar back onto his green terrain.—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for periphery
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Etymology
Middle French peripherie, from Late Latin peripheria, from Greek periphereia, from peripherein to carry around, from peri- + pherein to carry — more at bear
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