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This type of transmission could occur with individuals living in close quarters — for instance, when an infected person prepares food for family members or when someone is caring for an infected person and doesn’t wash their hands fully before eating.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
But on its own terms in these close quarters, two hours felt like just the right number of courses for a full meal.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 May 2025
As the arrangement stretches on, the emotional and practical challenges of living in close quarters with a stranger begin to reshape the trio’s dynamic in unexpected ways.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
For many fans, and not only of the Cubs, Wrigley’s close quarters, neighborhood location and ivy-and-brick motif represent the embodiment of baseball’s purest form—of the beautiful eccentricities and old-school charm that can’t be found in any other sport.
—John Lingan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
But on its own terms in these close quarters, two hours felt like just the right number of courses for a full meal.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 May 2025
As the arrangement stretches on, the emotional and practical challenges of living in close quarters with a stranger begin to reshape the trio’s dynamic in unexpected ways.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
For many fans, and not only of the Cubs, Wrigley’s close quarters, neighborhood location and ivy-and-brick motif represent the embodiment of baseball’s purest form—of the beautiful eccentricities and old-school charm that can’t be found in any other sport.
—John Lingan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for close quarters
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“Close quarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20quarters. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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