the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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The College of Cardinals is sequestered from the outside world throughout the papal election, in a process well documented in the 2024 film Conclave.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 May 2025
During the conclave, the cardinal electors are completely cut off from the outside world.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
While secluded from the outside world, cardinals under the age of 80 will cast four votes each day until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
When a new pope is elected and accepts his duties, the ballots are burned in a stove, signaling to the outside world that a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 May 2025
During the conclave, the cardinal electors are completely cut off from the outside world.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
While secluded from the outside world, cardinals under the age of 80 will cast four votes each day until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
When a new pope is elected and accepts his duties, the ballots are burned in a stove, signaling to the outside world that a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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