the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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According to a preliminary investigation, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the shooting suspect, Robin Westman, 23, approached the church building from the outside and fired inside toward children sitting in pews.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Authorities say Westman barricaded at least two emergency exits from the outside before launching the attack, firing dozens of rounds through the church windows.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Westman had opened fire at the Annunciation Catholic School from the outside, shooting through the windows of the affiliated church.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Although the investigation is ongoing, O’Hara said most of the shooting appeared to have taken place from outside of the building and some of the doors to the church had been barricaded with two-by-fours from the outside.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Authorities say Westman barricaded at least two emergency exits from the outside before launching the attack, firing dozens of rounds through the church windows.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Westman had opened fire at the Annunciation Catholic School from the outside, shooting through the windows of the affiliated church.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Although the investigation is ongoing, O’Hara said most of the shooting appeared to have taken place from outside of the building and some of the doors to the church had been barricaded with two-by-fours from the outside.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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