closer

Example Sentences

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This would take the rate closer to the 3.25% pace that the BOE considers consistent with its 2% inflation target for the long term, its economists said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That means that boats will continue to take a detour from the prewar route that runs closer to the Iranian coastline and must be coordinated with Iran’s military External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

But peer a little closer, and one could see that the brushstrokes lost their consistency and that the lines were harsher, more aggravated.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Brussels - though it welcomes a closer relationship with the UK - only makes deals in its own interest, it says.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Unless… Clare bent down, getting a closer look at the bird.

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