outside of

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as in except
not including outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

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as in beyond
out of the reach or sphere of budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

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Recent Examples of outside of On the final stop of the tour in Abu Dhabi, the US president announced that unnamed US companies would partner with the United Arab Emirates to create the largest AI datacenter cluster outside of America. Will Knight, Wired News, 15 May 2025 In a video taken by a passerby on May 11, the gator is seen crossing the southbound outer loop of I-85 in Pike Road, Alabama, just outside of Montgomery. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 May 2025 Productions can earn an additional 5% incentive for working at a qualified production facility, 10% more for going to specific zones outside of Santa Fe and Albuquerque, and 5% more for a pilot, among other opportunities. Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 14 May 2025 So far, Hippler has kept all of the jury questionnaire and instruction filings under seal, outside of the public’s view. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for outside of
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  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
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  • Keep track In the Universal Play section of the app, there’s a scoreboard containing tallies of all players, in your own group and beyond, plus whatever badges have been earned.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
  • Thanks in large part to the Paramount, headlines about murder and mayhem have been replaced by stories about new restaurants, new businesses, new apartments and new shows that are drawing rave reviews and audiences from the Chicago area and beyond.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
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  • In a social media post on May 19 that included a photo of himself beside his wife of almost 50 years, Biden thanked everyone who had offered support in response to the news of his cancer.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 May 2025
  • The cat, perched beside Riley, was recorded gently licking the side of his canine sibling's face.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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  • In places outside the United States, including Hong Kong, Spain, Portugal, Indonesia, South Korea, and Kenya, regulators have scrutinized the effort because of data privacy concerns.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • For UConn players, Juarez represents Mt. Olympus, the Land of Oz; no team from the northeast has ever won the Women’s CWS, which began in its current form in 1982, and only two, Cal State-Fullerton in 1986 and Fresno State in ’98, have ever won from outside the power conferences.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
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  • During that run, the team was without many of the top arms in Major League Baseball who could have suited up for the WBC.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • Even as the weather warms up, an outdoor living space is hardly complete without heaters or fire pits to keep you cozy during the chillier early spring months.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2025
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  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
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  • According to the 2019 American Community Survey, around sixty-eight million people speak a language other than English at home—a near-threefold increase since the nineteen-eighties.
    Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Remember, the Democrats and Kamala illegally paid her millions of Dollars for doing nothing other than giving Kamala a full throated ENDORSEMENT.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 19 May 2025
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  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020

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“Outside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside%20of. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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