Recent Examples on the WebJapan has set up missile bases on the main and outlying islands of Okinawa prefecture.—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024 Her enthusiasm extended to three generations of artists — N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth — whose realistic works are strongly linked to the people and landscapes of the St. George Peninsula, which includes Port Clyde, and to the lonely outlying islands.—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 In an especially dramatic move, Scottsdale cut off water to the Rio Verde Foothills, an outlying community of 2,000 homes.—Daniel Rothberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024 Just 35 minutes from the Krabi International Airport, guests will also have convenient access to outlying islands and additional beaches.—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024 The trails that line the lush hills making up the peninsula and outlying islands show off more than the city’s famous skyline, and at varying degrees of difficulty.—Condé Nast, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024 One was so lavish — with a big-name band and thousands of partisans bused in from outlying towns and villages — that rival politicians demanded an investigation into León’s campaign funding.—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024 Last year, airport shuttles recorded 8 million individual passenger trips between DIA’s terminal and its outlying parking lots, according to Mark Nagel, the airport’s current senior vice president of parking.—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2024 Last year, the outlying Matsu islands, within view of the Chinese coast, endured patchy internet for months after two undersea internet cables broke.—John Liu, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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