in the vicinity of
Example Sentences
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At the time of the explosion, there were approximately 300 people in the vicinity of baggage claim, but there was no evidence to suggest any had been a target.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
National Guard troops have been spotted in the vicinity of the venue in recent days, a not uncommon sight under a state-level deployment to secure major venues and transit hubs in the Big Apple.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Police caught him by using a “geofence” warrant to get two hours of data on devices in the vicinity of the crime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
There were elevated levels of particulate matter recorded in the vicinity of the fire Wednesday afternoon that decreased downwind of the facility as the smoke thinned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
No one knows for sure, but local doctors think that as many as 30 percent of all men and women of childbearing age who live in the vicinity of Mount Elgon are infected with hiv.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
