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

Epidemiologists had previously found hints that the Andes virus may be transmitted from one person to another under certain circumstances, such as close, sustained contact in close quarters, like a small cruise ship.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

In Minneapolis, those officers are walking and driving through the largely residential city looking for people to arrest—and coming into close quarters with angry and organized residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 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

His memory was a catalogue of vital notes on horses and men: hangs in the stretch, balks in close quarters, only hits right-handed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand