beside

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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

But when he suddenly dies and the family’s estate, Longbourn, passes to another male relative, Mary resigns herself to a life sentence beside a mother who can barely stand her.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Known as "the jungle", the camp is a scrubby patch of land beside a road and a railway line.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Elegant hand-blown glass vases sit beside ceramic crater pots on warm cherry shelves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

It was a long, long psalm; beside me Nollie began to squirm.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom