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be adjacent to

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abut
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Gray’s photo sculpture, for example, will be adjacent to a gallery featuring African art and near another with Latin American art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

But such disclaimers tend to be adjacent to gaslighting or misinformation diatribes.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2022

The old Mukilteo dock used to be adjacent to a bustling Ivar’s takeout counter and a brewpub, but the new dock requires a bit of a walk to get to them.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2022

The square base will be adjacent to one leg of the triangle.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020

In each case investigated by Mr. Onderdonk, while upon official trips made for the United States Department of Agriculture, he found the pecan trees to be adjacent to some stream, either natural or artificial.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 by Northern Nut Growers Association


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