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neighbor

[nay-ber] / ˈneɪ bər /
NOUN
person who lives close by
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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

“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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