fringe area

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An area on the edge of a main area, often with weaker services.

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  • The village lies in a fringe area of the city where buses run only twice a day.
  • House prices tend to be lower in a fringe area than downtown.
  • We launched a pilot clinic to improve healthcare access in the fringe area.
  • Broadband has slowly reached the fringe area, but speeds are still patchy.
  • Commuters from the fringe area often face long travel times and few amenities.
  • The council will upgrade roads across the fringe area next year.
  • New families are moving into the fringe area because it offers cheaper rent and more space.
  • During the pandemic, services in the fringe area were cut first.
  • If you live in a fringe area, consider satellite internet as a backup.
  • Researchers mapped vaccination rates and found the fringe area lagging behind the core.