near
Example Sentences
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When scientists can model these signals with high precision, the resulting data act like detailed "cosmic fingerprints" that reveal how matter is arranged near massive black holes.
From Science Daily
This stands in contrast to famous sites like the Chicxulub crater near Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, which is directly linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
From Science Daily
I know they are losing a few players to Afcon, but that would only be a big problem if they were languishing near the bottom of the table.
From BBC
For days, investigators appeared to have little to go on, releasing images of a person of interest and an individual who was seen standing near that person in an effort to trace them.
From Barron's
A sister token called Luna also plummeted to near zero within days of the depeg.
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