closely

Example Sentences

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In both China and Europe, rail infrastructure operates more closely as a single, coordinated system.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Participants discussed the need to closely analyze the impact of offshore nondeliverable forward, or NDF, trading on the domestic foreign-exchange market, the FSS said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But after fielding that call in May - and once he had finished "pacing around the house in excitement" - he soon realised he would need to keep it a closely guarded secret.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Google and Apple are already closely tied, with Google paying out tens of billions of dollars every year to be the default search engine on the iPhone's Safari web browser.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“So if you find the dagger,” said Shifa, watching him closely, “you’ll return it?”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook