in the vicinity of
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1
: in the area that is close to (a place)
He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.
2
: close to or around (an amount)
His yearly salary is in the vicinity of one million dollars.
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Iranian air defenses shot down an Israeli drone in the vicinity of the plant, Iranian state media Press TV reported Friday evening.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Susceptible plants along the flight path of the beetles and in the vicinity of traps are likely to suffer much more damage than if no traps are used at all.1
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Whiteflies
Whiteflies behave like aphids and suck sap from the plants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
The collision occurred on Highway 130 (San Antonio Valley Road) in the vicinity of Saw Tooth Canyon, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The consortium’s cross-institutional and interdisciplinary design meant Azimi and Keshavarz would have to take soil, air, water, residue, and ash samples at any of the 50 houses enrolled in the environmental exposure study on undamaged houses in the vicinity of the burn zone.
—Ashley Belanger – May 27, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Susceptible plants along the flight path of the beetles and in the vicinity of traps are likely to suffer much more damage than if no traps are used at all.1
04 of 05
Whiteflies
Whiteflies behave like aphids and suck sap from the plants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
The collision occurred on Highway 130 (San Antonio Valley Road) in the vicinity of Saw Tooth Canyon, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
The consortium’s cross-institutional and interdisciplinary design meant Azimi and Keshavarz would have to take soil, air, water, residue, and ash samples at any of the 50 houses enrolled in the environmental exposure study on undamaged houses in the vicinity of the burn zone.
—Ashley Belanger – May 27, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
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“In the vicinity of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20vicinity%20of. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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