outside of

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as in except
not including outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

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as in beyond
out of the reach or sphere of budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

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Recent Examples of outside of Instead, this economic stress stems from factors outside of parents’ or children’s control, Thiegs said. Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024 Rufus Rogers, armed with a gun, approached another person outside of a liquor store on San Pablo Avenue and followed them around the corner, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release Friday. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024 This is a rare opportunity for your team to see you outside of the office, so don't squander it by hiding in the corner or holding court. Jason Walker, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Just outside of the bedroom, there’s also a cozy balcony space that can be used as a small entertaining spot or a place to unwind with patio furniture and outdoor lighting. Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outside of 
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  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
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  • The escape that physical intimacy and the act of climax provide is as fleeting as the climax itself, pushing Lee to go beyond the physical and seek out even deeper ways to connect, namely telepathy, by the film’s end.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Several SpaceX executives have been asking questions about matters that go well beyond space policy, and interrogating federal spending across government agencies, people with direct knowledge of the talks say.
    Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Espino and Rocha were in a McLaren 570S sports car, per WFAA-TV, which fatally struck a tree around 3:10 p.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue authorities responded to a call for help at the 8500 block of Abrams Road beside Forest Meadow Middle School, the DPD confirmed.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Handsome bellmen wait beside brass luggage carts, and porters offer trays of rosé.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • Social psychologists have long understood that merely identifying with a group in competitive contexts can lead people to view those outside the group less favorably.
    Joshua Coleman and Will Johnson, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Henderson is about three yards from his goal, Sarabia is just outside the box when the ball is played.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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  • Even without absorbing the northern neighbor into the U.S. or getting his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records overturned, Trump should have little trouble entering Canada.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • None of the over-the-top flourishes would work, though, without confessional bangers that both transport and ring true.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
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  • The consensus on what federal law will look like under Trump 2.0 seems to be that there is no consensus, other than that change is imminent.
    Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
  • So, other than the crime scene analysis, what goes on forensically, what recovered shell casings and live rounds and things like that [there are] in every homicide – not just this one – there is a deep dive into the victim.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020

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“Outside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside%20of. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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