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[neer-bahy] / ˈnɪərˈbaɪ /




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Christine Munoz, 38, said she got a call from Tucker about a nearby fire while she was on a birthday trip in Palos Verdes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

One reason it is so difficult to treat is that cancer cells spread into nearby brain tissue.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

He said hundreds of people survived only by scrambling up nearby slopes as floodwaters roared through the valley below.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Another nearby village "is completely empty, not even a chicken lives there… empty villages like that are countless", Fatima says.

From BBC Aug. 26, 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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