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Synonyms for outlying

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relatively far from a center or middle

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And to this day in the outlying districts many have it that Chuck Connors, with his hand on his heart, leads reform; and that but for the noble municipal efforts of one Parkhurst, a district attorney, the notorious "Bishop" Potter gang would have destroyed law and order from the Bowery to the Harlem River.
There, too, were droves of sheep and bullocks coming in from the outlying pasture lands, and trains of tired immigrants, men and horses equally weary of their interminable journey.
"The thieves are outlying for scalps and plunder," said the white man, whom we shall call Hawkeye, after the manner of his companions.
We rushed up the stairs to the top of this scaffolding, and stood there, above the vast outlying world, with hair flying and ruddy blankets waving and cracking in the fierce breeze.
The express train and some bus services to the airport on the outlying island of Chek Lap Kok were suspended.
Taiwan's government has suspended the export of pigs and pork products from Kinmen County for a minimum of one week after another two dead pigs that drifted to the coasts of the outlying county close to China tested positive for African swine fever (ASF).
This is not something happening in outlying areas (though I don't see any reason why 'outlying areas' be permitted this violation of traffic rules).
FREE shuttle buses should be organised to ensure outlying areas of Newcastle are not forgotten during the Great Exhibition of the North, councillors have urged.
Residents Living in Pulaski County vs Outlying Areas 1990 and 2017 1990 68% of Metro area residents lived in Pulaski County 32% lived in outlying areas.
There were reports of devastation in outlying areas of the Himalayan country after the quake struck with a magnitude of 7.9, its epicentre 50 miles (80 km) east of Nepal's second largest city, Pokhara.
After his third simulated engine failure at altitude while en route to an outlying field, LTJG Rice passed the controls to LT Lawson at 400 feet for a waveoff in accordance with SOP.
One thing for sure is you will see the Traffic Enforcement Officers patrolling in and around Huddersfield town centre, but sadly not in the outlying villages.
Summary: Under the directives of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered the provision of $100 million as financial support for Morocco to build solar and wind energy stations in a number of villages and outlying areas to serve development projects in Morocco.
Chosun Ilbo said North Korea has built a hovercraft launch site at the Koampo base in South Hwanghae Province close to the South Korean border that would shorten the time for a possible North Korean military assault on Beaknyeong, one of South Korea's outlying islands in the Yellow Sea.