Outside

Outside
 n.— «One tough lesson she said she learned Outside, as Alaskans often call the rest of the country: the media is not always fair.» —“Palin Returns to Snow and Cold of Home” by William Yardley in Anchorage, Alaska New York TImes Nov. 7, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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