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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Eugenio Suárez approached the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied at two each.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Records show the idea of a donation first appeared in settlement talks with Centene in September last year, two years after lawyers first approached Florida officials about a $67 million settlement with the company.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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For the Fasano, Starck drew on the language of Brazilian midcentury modernism, combining clean lines with organic shapes and using rich natural materials—leather, wicker, lustrous wood—with a thread of craft and traditional technique.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Takehiro Hira, who plays a workaholic with a void in his life, drew on his own experience as a student abroad.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Aguilera-Padilla entered a not guilty plea to both charges.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), almost 3 million homeless dogs entered shelters across the country in 2024, and not all of them were lucky enough to find a new home.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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With one out in the second, Caleb Durbin sent a drive into left field that Kiké Hernandez turned into a triple when his diving attempt came up short.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some of the coup leaders were eventually convicted of treason and executed, and the names of Odinga and his father came up during interrogations of some suspects.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, El's closed for nine months for a major renovation—a change that initially worried longtime regulars.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Smokin’ Jack’s owner Jack Holt also plans to open a Mexican restaurant in the former L’incontro spot next door, which closed in July.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Nighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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