the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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The Georgia native was hired by the Lions in 2021 as the outside linebackers coach.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Iran’s connectivity to the outside world remained at roughly 1% of normal levels, according to NetBlocks.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
When sovereignty is confiscated and freedom administered from the outside, when the terms of liberation are dictated, the result is not a democratic transition but a protectorate dressed up in the language of damage control.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
An ongoing communications shutdown, which experts say is unprecedented in its scale, was imposed by authorities on Thursday and has mostly isolated the country from the outside world amid the deadly unrest.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Iran’s connectivity to the outside world remained at roughly 1% of normal levels, according to NetBlocks.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
When sovereignty is confiscated and freedom administered from the outside, when the terms of liberation are dictated, the result is not a democratic transition but a protectorate dressed up in the language of damage control.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
An ongoing communications shutdown, which experts say is unprecedented in its scale, was imposed by authorities on Thursday and has mostly isolated the country from the outside world amid the deadly unrest.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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