as in to join
to be adjacent to
our property butts on a swamp
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles joins the MeTV Toons lineup starting Monday, Sept. 15, airing weekdays at 7:30 am, 4 pm and midnight.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Killing Eve scribe Laura Neal has joined the writers room.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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At that time, Dickson didn’t know that nuclear weapons were being detonated in the neighboring state of Nevada as the US tested its new stockpile.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Several other states, including neighboring Wisconsin, have received similar data requests this summer, while the Justice Department in recent months has filed lawsuits against election officials in North Carolina and Orange County, California, over issues related to their voter rolls.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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The true gathering place, though, is the adjoining eat-in kitchen, where houseplants and leafy arrangements foraged from around the property underscore the indoor-outdoor connection that’s so carefully woven through the home.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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The original hotel was upgraded from a four star property to a five star a few years ago including the adjoining gym and restaurants spaces.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Most snakebites occur when a rattlesnake is handled or accidentally touched by someone walking or climbing, according to the U.S. Forest Service.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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In short, the hospitality industry spans the globe and touches all cultures, countries and humanity.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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After warmly greeting the Russian president, whose full-scale invasion of Ukraine has so far left more than a million people dead and injured, a US B-2 stealth bomber, flanked by fighter jets, roared overhead.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The event kicked off with both leaders stepping from their respective aircrafts and walking down a red carpet flanked by F-22 fighters and greeting each other before taking part in a photo opportunity.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jazmin Lopez's 5-year-old daughter, center, is surrounded by her big brother, Ian, and his friends walking her to class.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Hart Park lies on a floodplain and is surrounded by a flood levy built by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District following flooding over two decades ago.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2025.
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