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outskirts

/ ˈʊˌɜːٲ /

plural noun

  1. sometimes singular outlying or bordering areas, districts, etc, as of a city
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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At one, at Woodgate Valley Park, on the outskirts of the city near its border with Worcestershire I witnessed a queue that was more than a mile long.

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The Scottish government has committed to building a new prison to replace Barlinnie on the outskirts of Glasgow.

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Worst affected are the city's outskirts as well as some of its poorest neighbourhoods.

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On the outskirts of the town, Phil Scott knows exactly how devoted Fleming's fan base can be.

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But on the outskirts of Delta, there is a cluster of steel businesses that have been here since the 1990s and which may be better placed in a new era of American protectionism.

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