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Within an initial "nomination period" - a set window of time where the association has the exclusive right to find an eligible buyer - the flat generated next to no interest.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
North Korean workers in Russia typically live in dormitories next to production facilities, said Alisa Svitova, a 21-year-old student who worked this year as an interpreter for North Korean laborers in Russian agricultural factories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Because these immune hubs sit directly next to the brain, researchers believe they could eventually provide a way to influence immune activity in neurological diseases without broadly affecting the rest of the body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
The two schools are literally next to each other — La Cañada’s locker room is closer than the visiting locker room they will use at St. Francis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The guy next to him says, “I’m not even gonna walk. I’m gonna do that James Brown slide, right on in.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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