neighbor
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The disruptions so upset her neighbor Richard Corriea, a retired San Francisco police commander, that he helped lead the effort to restore the route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Saririaky formation offers another striking example of the geological similarities between Earth and its nearest celestial neighbor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Michael Kearns was a friend, mentor, neighbor, and my movie buddy,” Palencia wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
He spoke with a neighbor in his mid-40s who lived in the same rental apartment for 16 years before being able to afford buying a home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
My neighbor swings the door open and runs into her kitchen.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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“Every day I walk or bike there, I see friends, neighbors and visitors meeting, walking, talking, exercising and engaging with each other directly, leaving their phones in their pockets.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The abrupt exits have frazzled some of the city’s elder statesmen, chagrined politicians—and prompted some chief executives to make not-so-subtle digs at their former neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
They might also hesitate to install a shower chair or add handrails at the front door for all the neighbors to see.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Other next-door neighbors include a convent, a multi-building affordable-housing complex and a preschool for children with hearing loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
And that their new neighbors— whom Mom had taken fresh-baked banana bread to and heartily welcomed to the neighborhood—those same neighbors had been lying to their only son for his entire life.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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