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  • noun Exurbia: the country beyond the city

Etymologies

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out +‎ lands

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Examples

  • Huneven has a knack for limning the limits of guilt, and as her protagonist takes stock and charge of a too-lived-in life, the outlands of moral ambiguity begin to appear as sunken gardens of familiarity, blooming with humaneness.

    Cover to Cover 2009

  • Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess.

    Early Buzz: Your Highness | /Film 2010

  • Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess.

    First Official Image from YOUR HIGHNESS Starring James Franco and Danny McBride – Collider.com 2010

  • Huneven has a knack for limning the limits of guilt, and as her protagonist takes stock and charge of a too-lived-in life, the outlands of moral ambiguity begin to appear as sunken gardens of familiarity, blooming with humaneness.

    Cover to Cover 2009

  • Novak, whether under Mike Dunleavy Sr. or Kim Hughes, rarely got into games, and when he did, it was generally not for more than 10 minutes to provide three-point shooting, so the team may decide to let him go unless they decide his value extends beyond marksmanship from the outlands. —

    Los Angeles Clippers Team Report 2010

  • This was James C. Jones, a thirty-year-old freshman legislator from the outlands of Wilson County.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • This was James C. Jones, a thirty-year-old freshman legislator from the outlands of Wilson County.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • You were my only company in the playground's outlands, from which we watched our classmates swarm like gnats above cow pies or angels on a pin.

    Classmates 2010

  • Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess.

    First Official Photo: David Gordon Green’s Your Highness | /Film 2010

  • Also, it could possible take place in the MK outlands, away from the Yellow Sun, thus further draining the Kryptonian.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Crazy Time Alert: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe 2008

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