nearest

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Shipments to the U.S. were up 4.8% and imports from Canada’s nearest neighbor rose 1.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The nearest suitable cinema involved a 140-mile round trip.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

For the stocks listed in this table, that would mean buying the straddles expiring on June 12, or the next nearest date if that expiration date not exist for a particular stock.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

That facility would have been less than 500 feet away from the nearest home, and would have used three times the electricity of the entire 60,000-person city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

And with that he ducked into the nearest doorway, which Penelope saw was the entrance to a small shop called the Charming Little Bakery.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood