close quarters

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Meningitis B bacteria spread through close contact - for example through kissing, sharing vapes and drinks or living in close quarters with a person with the bug.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

By being in close quarters together, a greater sense of collaboration has enveloped The Ringer’s team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

They may have then spread Andes virus to others through breathing shared air or other close contact in close quarters.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

“Anytime you have a gathering of kids in close quarters, you risk sharing germs,” says Elizabeth Murray, a pediatrician in Rochester, New York.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026

It certainly comes out, living in such close quarters with people, which ones are only looking out for themselves and which ones are thinking about the whole group.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez