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
At the Oscars’ new home, the red carpet, ceremony, press operations and post-show events can all be staged within a compact footprint that includes the adjacent JW Marriott hotel and its ballroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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 NNA said the strikes caused "damage to the electricity networks, in addition to serious damage to shops, orchards and parks adjacent to the bridge".
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
They’re parked in Monahans Sandhills State Park, and while the two sites adjacent to theirs were empty when he checked, there was a tour bus-sized RV parked on the other side of the nearest dune.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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