beside

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In that bitter January darkness of a Manchester elementary school parking lot, several dozen voters clustered in line beside me to get into the gym just as the polls opened.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Aldana Ramirez tries to warm up beside a brasero, a type of local heater, on a freezing night at Los Azules copper project in San Juan province, the epicenter of Milei's mining "revolution."

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The second stop is the surplus meat section, tucked in an unassuming refrigerator beside the butcher counter.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The contestants sitting beside Probst informed him that “the fire hasn’t happened yet.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Clare did the paddling, his arms being longer, as beside him, Gingersnipes basked in the sunlight, paws clasped behind her head.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman