nearby
Example Sentences
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After tests Hutchinson was quickly transferred to a nearby cardiac unit.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Officials advised residents in zones nearby to shelter-in-place until further notice, with windows and doors closed and air conditioning systems turned off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even when an episode is not really about eating, food is often nearby as shorthand for whatever new identity a character is trying on.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
In dense ice fields, individual floes hit nearby pieces much more often than the wind itself changes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Without a place to hide Joey, there is only one option: the Tala Leprosarium in nearby Novaliches, on the outskirts of Manila.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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