propinquity

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The explanation for their propinquity lies not in the creation of some whiz-bang, life-changing, paradigm-bending consumer product, or the shining virtues or particularly fertile minds that grace Silicon Valley’s fruited plain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

To borrow the title of Scott Eyman’s smart, generous chronicle, they became “Hank & Jim,” a pair of guys who asked nothing of each other but propinquity.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2017

But Ms. Bradshaw’s propinquity to Mr. Bush, and the power she wields as a result of it, has also attracted a fair share of hard feelings.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2015

Commenting on Louis Blériot’s crossing of the English Channel in 1909, the Independent of London suggested that air travel would lead to peace because the airplane “creates propinquity, and propinquity begets love rather than hate.”

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2013

"Oh, then, you will refuse your consent," said the Councillor, hitching his chair back so as to escape the beggar's progressive propinquity.

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel