the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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Below, Serena, who is from Houston, Texas, and lives in Los Angeles, and Kordell, who lives in Dallas, answered some burning questions to PEOPLE on Monday, July 22 about their sweet ring exchange in the villa, their plans for the outside world, and the fan reactions that have surprised them.
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Microsoft’s near-dominance of cloud computing — the ecosystem through which all those enterprise computers that went dead last week communicate with each other and with the outside world — should make all of us queasy, because the company’s cybersafety record is atrocious.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Practice meditation Meditation pauses interaction with the outside world and offers the brain a chance to really rest and check-in.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 22 July 2024
Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are both here, but appear in a square in the center of the screen, with the climate controls, fuel level, speed, and shortcut buttons sat in their usual positions around the outside.
—Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 21 July 2024
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Microsoft’s near-dominance of cloud computing — the ecosystem through which all those enterprise computers that went dead last week communicate with each other and with the outside world — should make all of us queasy, because the company’s cybersafety record is atrocious.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Practice meditation Meditation pauses interaction with the outside world and offers the brain a chance to really rest and check-in.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 22 July 2024
Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are both here, but appear in a square in the center of the screen, with the climate controls, fuel level, speed, and shortcut buttons sat in their usual positions around the outside.
—Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 21 July 2024
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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