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outside of

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  1. Except for, aside from, as in Outside of a little lipstick, she wore no makeup. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]


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Rozicki, who was fighting outside of Canada for the first time, was warned in the opening round for using his head and deducted a point in the second round for continued use.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

On Saturday morning, a news conference was held outside of Ambiance Apparel to commemorate the anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Two efforts by Hood County commissioners to pass a moratorium on data centers failed, as a state lawmaker warned they were acting outside of their authority.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

It is the US-born pope's first trip to an EU country outside of Italy and the first state visit to Spain by a pope since Benedict XVI came in 2010.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

She was sitting by the mukwa log, trying to shape the outside of the boat, when it came to her that something had subtly changed about the forest.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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