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the outlying areas of the city
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The proposal asks voters to approve a 10-year, $570 million millage in August to improve and expand bus services, specifically targeting outlying former 'opt-out' Wayne County communities where bus service is sparse.
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Jack Springgate, CBS News, 13 May 2026
By 1890, the population of Los Angeles had nearly quintupled, and land speculation in the city’s outlying areas, from the coast to the mountains, was rampant.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Then search for outlying suckers and prune them down to the ground.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The outlying individual submitted an alternate design.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jack Springgate, CBS News, 13 May 2026
By 1890, the population of Los Angeles had nearly quintupled, and land speculation in the city’s outlying areas, from the coast to the mountains, was rampant.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Then search for outlying suckers and prune them down to the ground.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The outlying individual submitted an alternate design.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 16 May. 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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