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The band usually works in close quarters, rehearsing in a shed in Tate’s backyard.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2024
The Kumbh Mela is an important festival that, on certain days, draws millions of pilgrims who crowd in close quarters on the banks of the sacred river.
—Mandakini Gahlot, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2021
If the gravitational force weakens at such close quarters, as some ideas suggest—or if extra, minute dimensions of space are discernible there—the Eöt-Wash team will find them.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021
These activities can entail weekslong expeditions to remote settings, where participants live and sleep in close quarters.
—Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 31 May 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2024
The Kumbh Mela is an important festival that, on certain days, draws millions of pilgrims who crowd in close quarters on the banks of the sacred river.
—Mandakini Gahlot, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2021
If the gravitational force weakens at such close quarters, as some ideas suggest—or if extra, minute dimensions of space are discernible there—the Eöt-Wash team will find them.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021
These activities can entail weekslong expeditions to remote settings, where participants live and sleep in close quarters.
—Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 31 May 2024
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“Close quarters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20quarters. Accessed 19 Jun. 2024.
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