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as in except
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outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices
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Recent Examples of outside of
Using surveillance footage and other investigative tools, authorities tracked the vehicle outside of DeKalb County.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Missionary pope Leo’s Africa trip will see him outside of the Vatican for the longest time since his election, and the constant travel in the country has echoes of his time as a missionary and bishop in Latin America.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Because the world felt so chaotic in 2009, in my second week on the job, CBS editors and producers asked me to produce ways that people could feel more in control of their lives, outside of their investments.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Colombia is the only country outside of Africa with a wild hippo population.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Missionary pope Leo’s Africa trip will see him outside of the Vatican for the longest time since his election, and the constant travel in the country has echoes of his time as a missionary and bishop in Latin America.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Because the world felt so chaotic in 2009, in my second week on the job, CBS editors and producers asked me to produce ways that people could feel more in control of their lives, outside of their investments.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Colombia is the only country outside of Africa with a wild hippo population.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
Preposition
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Afterward, Fanning continued to play girls forced to inhabit a maturity beyond their years, including in two films by Sofia Coppola, the auteur of precisely that theme.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Inflation is expected to accelerate in the coming months as aftershocks from the US-Israeli war with Iran spread beyond gas prices.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
Preposition
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Many families live beside the dumps, inhaling smoke from burning waste day and night.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Walk beside trout streams (Dukes Creek) and blooming rhododendrons, a stunning hike year-round.—
Judith Garrison,
AJC.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Preposition
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The totals are incomplete because agencies like the FBI have found ways to access the data without reporting the searches publicly, said Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Oakland has approved a major change in how the city handles homeless encampments, voting Tuesday to adopt a new policy that gives officials more authority to remove RVs and vehicles from public spaces without offering an alternative.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
Preposition
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Counterintuitively, digital trade’s greatest impacts fall outside the tech sector entirely — in manufacturing, agriculture, health care, financial services, and entertainment.—
Josh Kallmer,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Joaquín Pereyra was threatening down the right side; Jefferson Diaz won the ball back and centered a pass to the top of the box; and Kelvin Yeboah’s dummy run drew in Portland’s defense to give Chancalay space outside the 18-yard box.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
Preposition
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His civil rights conviction was largely thanks to Manly-Williams, who was the lone eyewitness, other than the victim.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Unlike most other modern democracies, America has never held a national vote on a question other than who should occupy the presidency and vice presidency.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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