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"Let me point out that it is the close-in reconnaissance of Japan's vessels and airplanes on China's normal military activities that has caused maritime and air security risks. China urges Japan to stop those dangerous moves," he said.

From BBC

“Down goes Moorer on a right hand!. An unbelievably close-in right-hand shot! “It happened!

Speaking about future research plans, Dr Yardley said: "So far, we have only analysed Solar Orbiter data in this way for this particular interval. It will be very interesting to look at other cases using Solar Orbiter and to also make a comparison to datasets from other close-in missions such as NASA's Parker Solar Probe."

But Diamond also has Phalanx machine guns and 30mm cannons on each side of the ship - close-in weapons.

From BBC

Portland began offering new tax incentives last summer to encourage employers to retain their presence downtown and in close-in neighborhoods, or to move in from elsewhere.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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