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[klohz, klohs, klohz, klohz, klohs] / kloʊz, kloʊs, kloʊz, kloʊz, kloʊs /














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No-one, however, comes close to the top two.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Not a single low-wage 20 company has median pay even close to the income level needed to afford the current U.S. average rent for a two-bedroom apartment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The entertainment company is in talks to secure signed equity commitments of close to $24 billion from three Gulf sovereign-wealth funds to help back its Warner Bros.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Keith: You get really close bonds on these trips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Clare barked at the snakes, who were getting much too close for comfort.

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