closest

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The Baron Partners Fund has nevertheless fallen about 1.6% so far this year through May 22, compared with a gain of 5.6% for the Russell 1000 Growth index, its closest benchmark, according to Morningstar.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The closest Metro stop is along the just-opened D-line on Wilshire Boulevard, a two-mile hike from the West Hollywood border.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Before putting the property on the market, Barrymore seized the opportunity to make at least one more core memory there, when she celebrated her 51st birthday with some of her closest friends.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

During the days leading up to the flyby and at closest approach, engineers powered up the spacecraft's imagers, magnetometers, and gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Pretending might be the closest I’d ever get.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith