pretty near
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It’s not near any sheep market, but it’s pretty near to the Sheep Meadow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
“It should correct itself here in the pretty near future.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
The temporary halting of P&O's sailings at Larne Port will affect supplies coming into NI as other ferry operators are "pretty near full", Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2022
"Moments like this come around, you're really overjoyed by it . . . at the same time, the end is pretty near, which is fine too."
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2014
And tinker means I must be pretty near the Ledge, where the big fish come to feed.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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