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adjacent

[uh-jay-suhnt] / əˈdʒeɪ sənt /


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The overhaul of the Eccles Building and the adjacent 1951 Constitution Avenue Building was approved by the Fed’s board in 2017, when Powell was the governor overseeing the board’s administrative matters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In 2020, the mother and daughter duo were understood to have bought adjacent abodes in the exclusive neighborhood, with Kris paying $20 million for her piece of the property pie.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The market and adjacent bridge hit in Monday's bombardment had become a hive of trading activity since civil war broke out in Myanmar following a 2021 military coup.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

As crews successfully stabilized the initial container, an adjacent 250-kilowatt container then started to overheat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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




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