closest

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In the final hours before the announcement, he sought to keep his closest Middle East ally from blowing up the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

This is the closest I can come to describing the exact experience of watching “Blue Film,” the outstanding, controversial new indie film from writer-director Elliot Tuttle.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Carney met more than 20 of his cousins including Pat Carney and Maureen O'Malley, first cousins of his father and two of the prime minister's closest Irish relatives.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Siphoniulida, meanwhile, was finally placed alongside its closest evolutionary relatives.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026

The wall closest to us has five bookshelves squeezed against one another, forcing the shelves to slump and the books to be stored at angles.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer