as in adjoins
to be adjacent to
our property butts on a swamp
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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 -
Here, a marble island anchors the cooking space, which adjoins a more casual dining area and the family room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
13 Dec. 2025
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Even as the New York Yankees’ rivalry with the Boston Red Sox surpasses a century of heated matchups with countless players involved, the competition is continuously revived by each new player that joins one side or the other.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Acuña joins a promising group of young position players that also includes Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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This was designed to give something comfortable — the flexible FKM touches your skin— while maintaining a businesslike exterior.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Usually, once Brooks chooses to go one-on-one, no one else touches the basketball.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 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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These mutations disable proteins needed to take folate from the blood and carry it into the cerebrospinal fluid — the liquid that surrounds the spinal cord and the brain.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2026
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The project’s developer then filed a federal lawsuit against the city, accusing it of administrative obstruction, leaving the investment tied up in court and highlighting the uncertainty which now surrounds this type of infrastructure.—
Claudia Nunes,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 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 24 Jan. 2026.
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