closest

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Unfortunately for soccer fans in Central L.A., they will face one of the most-crowded service station stops closest to downtown at Union Station.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

While the U.S. team couldn’t get anywhere near the World Cup, the closest thing to the human embodiment of the World Cup came to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

To compete with the upstarts, DraftKings and its closest competitor, Flutter-owned FanDuel, each launched their own prediction markets—no small undertaking.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

For evolutionary science, they show why we must check our closest relatives before assuming a specific, or unique, cultural explanation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Upper Tyson and Clarksville were the two closest suburbs.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix