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A prime location right next to the American International School and a block away from the Palestinian parliament – both now in ruins.

From BBC

"I feel with power comes responsibility. Every time someone puts a microphone next to you, there's a chance to talk about issues, to generate conversation," he says.

From BBC

"I've been consuming second-hand clothes and shoes for a really long time. I remember once it took me six months to decide to buy a pair of shoes I saw in a shop next to where I parked," he says.

From BBC

It made me feel like I was looking back at a parallel life through the rotating plane of my two-dimensional phantom zone—like, this could have been me if I had studied economics instead of political science, or if I had talked to that guy sitting next to me on the train in 1997.

From Slate

A rechargeable device and its charger, which were lying next to the head of a double bed, were identified as being the seat of the fire.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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