closest

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The third-placed candidate Paloma Valencia, a conservative, has thrown her support behind the right-wing showman, putting him in pole position to become the next president of one of Washington's closest South American allies.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

This is a guy who is prone to rash decisionmaking and poor judgment, whose empathy for others, including those closest to him, may have a limit.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

This, she says, is how decisions work in the Biden household—despite being one of her husband’s closest advisers, someone who sat in on key political strategy meetings and the vetting of his vice presidential candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It said that there had been no "disappearance" of the bull's testicles and the pink marble used for the restoration was considered the closest material to the work's original appearance.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“I’m just saying it would be nice if we lived someplace where the closest first-run movie theater wasn’t seventeen hours away by train,” George groused.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz