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grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
I'll be nearby if you need anything
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Quarterly sampling of the groundwater monitoring well network nearby in-pit rock storage.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
This lounge near the second-floor entrance to the Powerhouse will also have a large permanent bar and plenty of restrooms nearby.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
This lounge near the second-floor entrance to the Powerhouse will also have a large permanent bar and plenty of restrooms nearby.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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nearby
adverb or adjective
near·by
ni(ə)r-ˈbī 
ˈni(ə)r-ˌbī
: close at hand
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