outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
Recent Examples on the Web
Though Swedish prosecutors dropped their investigation later that year, the U.S. made a formal extradition request that Assange spent five years fighting from the high-security Belmarsh prison on the outskirts of London.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 26 June 2024
Assange was taken to Belmarsh prison on the outskirts of London, a high-security facility filled with hardened criminals.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Its 20 drivers race at speeds around 200 mph from the outskirts of Milan to the lavish Yas Island of Abu Dhabi to the picturesque scenes of Monaco.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
Since last year, United Nations officials have been sounding the alarm about the rise of violence in the country’s rural outskirts, while calling for the rapid deployment of a police force from Kenya to help Haiti battle the gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 26 June 2024
Assange was taken to Belmarsh prison on the outskirts of London, a high-security facility filled with hardened criminals.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Its 20 drivers race at speeds around 200 mph from the outskirts of Milan to the lavish Yas Island of Abu Dhabi to the picturesque scenes of Monaco.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
Since last year, United Nations officials have been sounding the alarm about the rise of violence in the country’s rural outskirts, while calling for the rapid deployment of a police force from Kenya to help Haiti battle the gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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