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along

[uh-lawng, uh-long] / əˈlɔŋ, əˈlɒŋ /
ADVERB
ahead
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms


ADVERB
near
Synonyms
Antonyms


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El Nino is the warming phase of a natural cycle in the tropical Pacific known as the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, and comes along every two to seven years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Soon Marshall’s tailrace was universally acknowledged to be the doorway to the Mother Lode, “a snakelike vein of quartz-encapsulated gold that extended for more than 150 miles along the western edge” of the Sierra Nevada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In her 2021 book “The Fishmeal Revolution,” Kristin A. Wintersteen traces how the Humboldt Current — a cold, nutrient-rich upwelling system along the Pacific coast of South America — was reimagined as a protein mine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The appellant keeps a few chickens, ducks and horses on site along with a variety of more unusual animals including eagles, falcons, parrots, hornbills, mongooses, skunks, porcupine and wallaby," they said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

I tell myself it’s better this way, that it’s easier to just go along with what Dad wants to do.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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