as in to join
to be adjacent to
our property butts on a swamp
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Eaton reconnected to her faith at 27, after her mother passed away, and joined a music group at her church in Denver.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
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Soliman had been swept into custody, joining a record 61,000 people now in ICE detention.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Still, these Russian systems only form part of the multilayered air defense of either neighboring Gulf state.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Already, Santa Ana leaders have greenlit the 42-acre Related Bristol project to replace the neighboring two shopping centers at Bristol and Sunflower.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Two of our neighbors have fences that adjoin ours and which, based on condition, were built around the same time.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The whisky opens with the scent of dark cherries, raisins, and Brazil-nut toffee, touched with marzipan and date caramel.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To complete the sequence, Gray returned to his love and lightly touched hands before drinking a potion to join him in eternity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The last time the warehouse sold, it was flanked by another warehouse and an old brick building, with a stone and slab showroom across the street.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Leo Dell’Orco, head of menswear design; Armani‘s nephew, Andrea Camerana, and Michele Tacchella, business unit director of Giorgio Armani and EA7, were among those flanking the casket and greeting guests.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Prior controversy surrounding its usage can largely be traced back to a 2002 study, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), the results of which have largely been refuted.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Note the rose gold surrounds of the analog-style gauges.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Butt (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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