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neighbor

[ney-ber] / ˈneɪ bər /
NOUN
person who lives close by
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“It’s very sad he had to die all alone like that,” the neighbor said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"If you're connected to your neighbor by these runners, then you're sharing nutrients and you don't need to compete with them," said Manica.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“We’re going to see what kind of neighbor Meta turns out to be.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Long lives with his wife and nine children in Pecan Plantation, a community that could neighbor one of the county’s proposed data centers.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

He’s looking at something in my own hand, the envelope, which I’d never bothered to place back in my bag since taking it back from the neighbor woman.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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