adjacent

Example Sentences

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Just adjacent to the facility, still in operation today, is a haunting reminder of the past: the graves of more than 200 children who died in state custody.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Two decades ago, Ford workers at a Dearborn factory who didn’t drive Fords were banned from parking in a lot adjacent to the facility, according to reports at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The statement said the county has “implemented changes to our alert and warning practices, including issuing evacuation warnings to all directly adjacent zones when an evacuation order is issued.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Currently, developers can only increase production in areas that are already part of an existing licensed field, or adjacent to them, to ensure they remain viable.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

For example, roughly one hundred million people live in adjacent areas, and six hundred million people live downstream from the pandas’ mountainous habitat.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh