closest

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Thailand, the junta’s closest ally in Asean, just sent its foreign minister to the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Elbit Systems, which supplies high-power laser systems for Israel’s Iron Beam, is the closest thing to a pure-play DEW beneficiary among publicly traded defense firms.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

Jonasi has six children altogether, with three women, and is closest to Mpume who is known as "Daddy's Girl".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Kolwezi, the closest town to the Kamoa site, is encircled by a dozen giant industrial mines.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Three prefectures along the northeastern coast of the island—Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima—were closest to the fault and took the hardest hit.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland