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the outlying areas of the city
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At the start of the morning rush before dawn, conditions on Chicago roadways were already extremely poor — especially in outlying areas.
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Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Intense airstrikes hit early Friday around Iran's capital, Tehran, as well as outlying areas.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
Satellite images from 2002 show just a handful of buildings, with the main house and a few cabanas and outlying structures on the island’s northern tip.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Police noted that Sojourner has been designated the 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline for the City of Milwaukee and outlying communities since 1986.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Intense airstrikes hit early Friday around Iran's capital, Tehran, as well as outlying areas.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
Satellite images from 2002 show just a handful of buildings, with the main house and a few cabanas and outlying structures on the island’s northern tip.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Police noted that Sojourner has been designated the 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline for the City of Milwaukee and outlying communities since 1986.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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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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