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  • present participle of adjoin.
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adjoining

[uh-joi-ning] / əˈdʒɔɪ nɪŋ /


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They were among an estimated 800,000 faithful who lined the Champs Elysees and adjoining streets in Paris on Saturday to welcome the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics for a giant open-air mass.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

On the adjoining estate, more than a dozen homes have boarded-up windows.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The adjoining barn on the property was transformed into a guesthouse, and Seyfried has focused on passing on her love for animals to her two children: Nina, 8, and Thomas, 5.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The change in elevation from the waterfront at sea level to Genoa’s mountainous hinterland approaches 6,000 feet, and variations between adjoining neighborhoods can be as much as several hundred feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

As sheriff, Emmett was in charge of the county jail, in Austin, and he moved with his children into a house adjoining the building.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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