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Adjective
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Many of those exports affected are Mercedes-Benz SUVs manufactured in nearby Alabama that depart from the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, the nation’s busiest seaport for vehicle exports.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026 -
In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business’s parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That includes IP address, operating system, browser type and approximate location.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The machine will only process 4,000 tons, or less than 1%, of the county’s approximate 500,000 tons of green waste.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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The original diamond—built specifically for the 1989 movie using two adjoining farms and preserved exactly as seen on screen—remains the heart of the attraction, but a sparkling new pro ballpark and adjacent museum are set to open by mid-June.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Midwest Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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Its strikingly unusual forms might have risen from the ooze of the adjacent La Brea Tar Pits.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ashford will play Jade, Gus’ next-door neighbor.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2026
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More specifically, the Cajun-Creole restaurant is moving in next-door to Restaurant Iris at the Laurelwood Shopping Center, 4550 Poplar Ave.—
Jacob Wilt,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
14 Jan. 2026
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The patterns observed now may not hold even in the near future as models rapidly become more capable and avanced and as automation expands.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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With the shot clock running down, Franklin passed the ball from the near mid-pool to Franklin positioned in front of the Beckman goal.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Netflix’s fourth-quarter earnings call was a bounty of promises for new kinds of content on the streaming giant’s platform, even without immediate prospects of any new shows from its $83 billion bid for Warner Bros.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Temperatures may dip below 10° outside of the beltway and low to mid-teens across the immediate metro.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Closest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closest. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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