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 assembly may interpret the rules to exclude reformist clerics who favor greater social freedoms and engagement with the outside world.
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Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Clerics taking part in a conclave take a vow not to communicate with the outside world and surrender their phones and all other communication devices for the duration of the proceedings, which can last for days.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
An internet blackout across the country prevented effective communication with the outside world, but some estimates have the death toll reaching into the tens of thousands.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
Mauigoa’s fit in the Dolphins offense could come into question ahead of the draft because one criticism of him is his range in the outside-zone run-blocking scheme.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Clerics taking part in a conclave take a vow not to communicate with the outside world and surrender their phones and all other communication devices for the duration of the proceedings, which can last for days.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
An internet blackout across the country prevented effective communication with the outside world, but some estimates have the death toll reaching into the tens of thousands.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
Mauigoa’s fit in the Dolphins offense could come into question ahead of the draft because one criticism of him is his range in the outside-zone run-blocking scheme.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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