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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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More on the periphery is the character of Parvaty (Chhaya Kadam), a hospital cook plagued with housing issues.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
His Cubs did bounce back from their long summer swoon to the periphery of the wild-card race, finding themselves three games out of the third spot at the start of September.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
Baker cuts to conflicted close-ups of Igor, underscoring his pangs of conscience on the periphery of the plot.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Some of the greatest crime hot spots are in places on the periphery between areas of affluence and areas of deprivation.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
His Cubs did bounce back from their long summer swoon to the periphery of the wild-card race, finding themselves three games out of the third spot at the start of September.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024
Baker cuts to conflicted close-ups of Igor, underscoring his pangs of conscience on the periphery of the plot.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Some of the greatest crime hot spots are in places on the periphery between areas of affluence and areas of deprivation.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for periphery
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“Periphery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periphery. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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