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adjacent

[uh-jey-suhnt] / əˈdʒeɪ sənt /


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But more notably, it also features a sea of stars from other parts of the entertainment galaxy that are adjacent to the beautiful game.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The compromised tank threatened to blow up, affecting adjacent tanks also containing the toxic chemical methyl methacrylate which could have caused a large-scale public safety emergency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The huge capital expenditures in artificial intelligence that are powering the data-center boom are flowing through to the adjacent infrastructure sectors of energy or utilities.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Fishtown took a different trajectory, trending toward the adjacent Northern Liberties area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She was sent with forceps and a kidney bowl to an adjacent ward, to the bedside of an airman with shrapnel in his leg.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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