1
as in came
to come near or nearer
as the hour of his death was nighing
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2
as in approached
to move closer to
as the old man was nighing his hour of death
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025 -
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Last year, Spalding was approached at her home by Joe’s sister Margaret and volunteered a sample of her DNA.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Now as the race approached the final backstretch, Serna was ready to pounce.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the country’s first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The interiors drew on local textiles, the cabin libraries were chock-full of books on local flora and fauna.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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Eric Celedon said authorities learned that an unidentified man entered the bank and remained inside with an unknown number of community members.—
Greg Wehner , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Business operators entered into six-month lease agreements with their landlords, had at least 80% of their rent subsidized and received a grant of up to $10,000 to open, according to an email from the city’s neighborhood services department.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Eventually one of RevMed’s chemistry teams came up with a way to use the glue concept to block all forms of the bad protein.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Then, Chambers came up behind Allen, ordered him to step away from the truck, grabbed his wrist and forced him to the ground.—
Rose Evans
Updated May 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Congo's neighboring countries, Rwanda and Uganda, have closed their borders.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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The furniture line is rooted in the Sphere dining table, a collectible limited-edition collection crafted from rare Breccia Acquasanta marble in rose and dusty pink tones and a production of just five pieces made by a quarry that had been closed for 20 years.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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The Boise County Sheriff’s Office said Idaho 55 lanes were closed in both directions near mile post 93, south of Smith’s Ferry and Cascade.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
31 May 2026
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Located about 15 miles northwest of Morrilton, the community was perhaps best known for a general store that closed in 1983.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
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“Nighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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