nearby
Example Sentences
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A high volume water pump is also being used to draw water from the nearby River Clyde.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
This in turn creates roadblocks toward getting natural gas from places like nearby Pennsylvania, the second-highest natural-gas-producing state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Some migrants fled into nearby hills to avoid being put on buses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Under the right conditions, a small star can steadily extract matter from a nearby brown dwarf without immediately destroying it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
The air was fragranced by the late autumn scent of cornfields full of veggies ready for harvest, rivers swollen with sweet water, and gentle cedar from the nearby trees.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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