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The arrow hit the outermost ring on the target.
the outermost planet in our solar system
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The scientists found the three innermost stars are more massive and hotter than the sun, while the outermost component, the fourth star, is cooler, less massive and thus similar to the sun.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Keep the application away from the center trunk and sprinkle it on the ground around the drip line or the outermost branches.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The outermost layer of African elephant skin, the epidermis, was known to be stiff, dry, and thick because elephants don’t shed dead skin cells.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Instead, Vaseline works by reducing water evaporation from the outermost layer of the skin.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Keep the application away from the center trunk and sprinkle it on the ground around the drip line or the outermost branches.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The outermost layer of African elephant skin, the epidermis, was known to be stiff, dry, and thick because elephants don’t shed dead skin cells.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Instead, Vaseline works by reducing water evaporation from the outermost layer of the skin.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Outermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outermost. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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outermost
adjective
out·er·most
ˈau̇t-ər-ˌmōst 
: farthest out
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