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neighbor

[ney-ber] / ˈneɪ bər /
NOUN
person who lives close by
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And Fernando said he’s more likely to see a retired neighbor gardening than a child on a bicycle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Longtime Toluca Lake residents have had to get used to its high-powered neighbor making changes over the past few decades.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Iran isn’t the only neighbor Saudi Arabia has tensions with.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

The United States signed a nuclear agreement with the kingdom's neighbor the United Arab Emirates in 2009, although the country does not enrich its own uranium.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Each told his neighbor what we had all heard for ourselves.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

They were formed with cones, shipping pallets, chairs, trash bins, or even neighbors inside a traffic circle.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

One instance of enforcement occurred in 2006, when a former city council field deputy reported her Sherman Oaks neighbors for having basketball hoops near their curbs, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Morishita said the resilience of her family, friends and neighbors in the aftermath of the bombing was an inspiration that still drives her today.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It’s a good way not to think about the inevitability of the clouds and cold returning, and to enjoy hummingbirds and other winged neighbors up close instead of through a clammy windowpane.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Evelyn is a pretty name, and her Cherokee cousins in Oklahoma are my neighbors.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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