as in adjoins
to be adjacent to
our property butts on a swamp
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The city is building a pedestrian and bike bridge from the River Market to the Riverfront that adjoins the streetcar tracks.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026 -
The new building Musk posted about is in nearby Southaven, Mississippi, and adjoins the Colossus 2 facility, the Information reported earlier Tuesday, citing property records and a person familiar with the project.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Ana Dumitrescu stars as a young Romanian woman who moves to France to work for a bourgeois family and joins an amateur theater troupe adapting Mirbeau’s novel for the stage.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Throughout my trials, mandelic acid and PDRN, have made the cut; and now mānuka honey skincare joins their ranks.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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The French brand spent two years scouting its Shanghai home, which currently neighbors a Louis Vuitton pop-up.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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This contemporary, topical story touches on many current hot button issues while delighting audiences with memorable songs and explosive dances.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her work touches on social justice issues and is often deeply emotional.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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This short out-and-back route is the perfect recovery run, with relatively flat terrain that flanks the river.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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But Hawley flanks the familiar creature from the movies with a variety of new monsters that get unleashed in the Maginot crash.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Grab a seat by the fireplace and soak up the greenery that surrounds it.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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Action comes fast, but surrounds guests, as the coaster cars rotate around a hurtling asteroid.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Butts (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butts%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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