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Adjective
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Cultural outings to nearby attractions—like the lush Sigurtà Park, the Gardaland amusement park, or the ancient Verona Arena—are also easily arranged.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025 -
This building will complement the larger units planned for the nearby Phase One Tower, which is set to finish late this year.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some figures used in the calculation of values may be approximate.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The patient base has expanded to thousands of active patients, with an approximate ratio of 1250 patients per dentist.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Prosecutors say a fair trial would be impossible not only in this mountain community of fewer than 22,000 people, but also any other adjacent county because the suspect and victim were both well known.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Gary Housing Authority, which owns the schools, and the city of Gary are completing state and federal approvals for the demolition of Emerson and Horace Mann, and two adjacent vacant elementaries, Spaulding and Vohr.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Two anime fans in New Delhi and São Paolo might have more in common with each other than their next-door neighbors.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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To smooth over tensions, the New York Times says Zuckerberg gifted his next-door neighbors noise-canceling headphones as a peace offering.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Almost as concerning as the calamity in the top of the second inning was the near-disaster that happened in the bottom half, as Will Smith took a foul tip off the back of his right hand and exited the game a half-inning later.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those reports come ahead of Friday’s big jobs report, which will determine the near-term outlook for a stock market that has been on edge.—
Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Steven Pruett is the president and CEO of Elevation Resources, a Permian Basin oil company, and the immediate past chair of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, one of the industry’s main trade groups.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Closest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closest. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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