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 The Miami Police Department said Sunday that a 21-year-old driver hit an officer who was directing traffic outside of Bayfront Park, where the Caribbean music festival Best of the Best was taking place. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025 But as the clouds hung over the practice field, just outside of Bank of America Stadium, a handful of young playmakers stood out during individual and team drills. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025 An Ars review of Grok summaries of other flagged profiles confirmed the pattern, suggesting that X does not reference data outside of X when summarizing profiles of known terrorists and possibly not even critical data on its own platform. Ashley Belanger – May 15, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025 On Tuesday, May 14, the singer spoke in detail about the now-infamous surveillance footage of Diddy, 55, kicking and hitting Ventura outside of a Los Angeles hotel room in March 2016. Marina Watts, People.com, 15 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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  • There are reasons to reduce solitary confinement that extend beyond what occurs inside locked prisons, stressed Duke University researcher Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein.
    Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
  • Ingrassia's ties to antisemitic extremists extend beyond Tate.
    Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 May 2025
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  • Noel, listening intently, sat beside Franco and Carlos Baerga on the bench.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • O’Hara says during an interview after rehearsal, while Ball and Torres sit laughing beside him.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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  • That’s a positive sign for sports like Major League Baseball, which has athletes from several countries outside the U.S., including those subject to the visa restrictions like Cuba and Venezuela.
    Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • Temu’s popularity has nevertheless picked up outside the U.S., with non-U.S. users rising to account for 90% of the platform’s 405 million global MAUs in the second quarter, according to HSBC.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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  • Meghan posted photos of their food, which included corn dogs and pickle slices, but, of course, no birthday can be complete without a birthday cake.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Two months into the season, Hoerner is putting up some of the best numbers of his career, even without slugging a home run.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 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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  • One big sign that the movie is solid, other than Gunn saying so himself, is that the entire, finished movie is set to be ready to go as of next Friday, according to THR’s Heat Vision.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • The president issued an executive order barring the federal government from recognizing genders other than male or female.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 30 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 9 Jun. 2025.

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