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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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.