as in isolated
far away from the center of a place
The family lives in an outlying area of the city. the country's outlying islands
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The Trump administration should consider gradually removing the U.S. military trainers who have been working on Taiwan’s outlying islands since at least 2020; similar missions have been largely unsuccessful at teaching partners to become self-sufficient.
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
In 2023, Taiwan officials blamed Chinese ships for two incidents in which cables connecting Taiwan’s main island to its outlying islands of Matsu were damaged, causing an internet blackout.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Taiwan usually depends on undersea cables for its internet connections with outlying islands, such as the Penghu Islands, as well as for its connections to the rest of the world.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Isolated gunfire sounded on Wednesday in some outlying districts of Goma.
—Reuters, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
In 2023, Taiwan officials blamed Chinese ships for two incidents in which cables connecting Taiwan’s main island to its outlying islands of Matsu were damaged, causing an internet blackout.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Taiwan usually depends on undersea cables for its internet connections with outlying islands, such as the Penghu Islands, as well as for its connections to the rest of the world.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Isolated gunfire sounded on Wednesday in some outlying districts of Goma.
—Reuters, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlying. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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