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the dogs are confined by an invisible electronic fence that runs along the periphery of the yard
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After years on the periphery of French politics, his fortunes changed in 1977 when he was bequeathed a mansion outside Paris by a millionaire backer, along with 30 million francs, around 5 million euros ($5.2 million) in today's money.
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Elizabeth Pineau and Marine Strauss, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
After years on the periphery of French politics, his fortunes changed in 1977 when he was bequeathed a mansion outside Paris by a millionaire backer, along with 30 million francs, around $5.2 million in today's money.
—Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Until a few weeks ago, HTS controlled two-thirds of a province on Syria’s rural periphery.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
After appearing to be losing control of the country to the rebels, the Aleppo battle secured Assad’s hold on strategic areas of Syria, with opposition factions and their foreign backers controlling areas on the periphery.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Pineau and Marine Strauss, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
After years on the periphery of French politics, his fortunes changed in 1977 when he was bequeathed a mansion outside Paris by a millionaire backer, along with 30 million francs, around $5.2 million in today's money.
—Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Until a few weeks ago, HTS controlled two-thirds of a province on Syria’s rural periphery.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
After appearing to be losing control of the country to the rebels, the Aleppo battle secured Assad’s hold on strategic areas of Syria, with opposition factions and their foreign backers controlling areas on the periphery.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Periphery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periphery. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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periphery
noun
pe·riph·ery
pə-ˈrif-(ə-)rē 
plural peripheries
1
: the boundary or surface of a body or figure
2
: the outer or outermost part
Medical Definition
periphery
noun
pe·riph·ery
pə-ˈrif-(ə-)rē
plural peripheries
1
: the outward bounds of something as distinguished from its internal regions or center
2
: the regions (as the sense organs, the muscles, or the viscera) in which nerves terminate
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