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English word

external

B2Academic AWL-5Frequent NGSL-3
UK /ɪkˈstɜːnl/US /ɪkˈstɜːrnl/
adjective

connected with or located on the outside of something/somebody

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Sentence 103 · Pro
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
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Because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

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Have you seen evidence that the technology is actually working—that you've got a richer, sort of, higher-bandwidth connection, if you like, between external electronics and a brain—than has been possible before?

Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)Sentence 343 · Pro

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