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the outlying areas of the city
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The property’s North Mall, an outdoor strip center on its north side, along with outlying stores and restaurants such as IHOP, could stay open.
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Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The outlying individual submitted an alternate design.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Most recently, in October 2025, as many as 48 bags containing human remains were found in a vacant lot in Zapopan, a vast outlying municipality in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Chinese and Filipino forces have had tense but mostly minor confrontations in outlying waters in the past.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The outlying individual submitted an alternate design.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Most recently, in October 2025, as many as 48 bags containing human remains were found in a vacant lot in Zapopan, a vast outlying municipality in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Chinese and Filipino forces have had tense but mostly minor confrontations in outlying waters in the past.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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