closest

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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

With Moscow’s prospects faltering on the battlefield, the Kremlin is trying to nudge its closest ally off the sidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

“He asked me where the closest town was, and I told him it’s a mile up the beach. So he ran that way.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook