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the outlying areas of the city
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Israel’s intention then, pushed by Washington, was to signal that outlying settlements too hard to defend would be consolidated in any future peace deal.
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Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Japan has set up missile bases on the main and outlying islands of Okinawa prefecture.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
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Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Japan has set up missile bases on the main and outlying islands of Okinawa prefecture.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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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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