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grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
I'll be nearby if you need anything
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Possible explosives were found in the vehicle as well and more explosives were found nearby.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
In Las Vegas early Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel, killing the driver and sole occupant inside and injuring at least seven others nearby.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
The goal was to reopen it to pedestrians by the time the Sugar Bowl kicked off nearby, 36 hours after the New Year's Day tragedy.
—Christiane Cordero, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Drivers unfamiliar with this stretch of U.S. Highway 17 likely pay little attention to the remains of a 75-foot brick chimney that powered the old rice mill or the huge kiln nearby, both planted in the lush landscape of palmetto trees and marsh grass.
—Melissa L. Cooper, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
In Las Vegas early Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s hotel, killing the driver and sole occupant inside and injuring at least seven others nearby.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
The goal was to reopen it to pedestrians by the time the Sugar Bowl kicked off nearby, 36 hours after the New Year's Day tragedy.
—Christiane Cordero, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Drivers unfamiliar with this stretch of U.S. Highway 17 likely pay little attention to the remains of a 75-foot brick chimney that powered the old rice mill or the huge kiln nearby, both planted in the lush landscape of palmetto trees and marsh grass.
—Melissa L. Cooper, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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nearby
adverb or adjective
near·by
ni(ə)r-ˈbī 
ˈni(ə)r-ˌbī
: close at hand
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