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the outlying areas of the city
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Is Mahomes protected to an outlying degree by refs?
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Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Zooming In On Mutations The research team determined that the dogs living in the Chornobyl City area shared similar genomes to dogs living in other outlying areas such as Russia and Poland.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Major development projects continue to reshape how Detroiters from downtown to outlying neighborhoods will live in the next decade and beyond.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2023, the outlying Matsu Islands, within view of the Chinese coast, endured patchy internet for months after two undersea internet cables broke.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Zooming In On Mutations The research team determined that the dogs living in the Chornobyl City area shared similar genomes to dogs living in other outlying areas such as Russia and Poland.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Major development projects continue to reshape how Detroiters from downtown to outlying neighborhoods will live in the next decade and beyond.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2023, the outlying Matsu Islands, within view of the Chinese coast, endured patchy internet for months after two undersea internet cables broke.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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outlying
adjective
out·ly·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 
: being far from a center or main body
an outlying suburb
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