vicinity
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Ukraine's air force had warned of Russian "Kalibr" missiles in the vicinity of the village of Kagarlyk within the Kyiv region, heading towards the capital.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
That Amziah apparently knows everyone in the vicinity makes it strange that the focus of the film turns to someone with whom he only recently got reacquainted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
For two, whatever $2 tickets you might find in Anaheim put you in the vicinity of the top of a foul pole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
At the time of the explosion, there were approximately 300 people in the vicinity of baggage claim, but there was no evidence to suggest any had been a target.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Ida keeps casting furtive glances in the vicinity of Bill and his shotgun.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said that 116 Ukrainians had been released — including “defenders of Mariupol, Kherson partisans, snipers from Bakhmut vicinities, and other heroes.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
The team also prepared training sessions and webinars available to schools to help them identify potential hazards in their vicinities and structural weaknesses in their buildings.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2021
The community is virtually invisible, with most people working in meat-producing factories in the vicinities while those in town keep an extremely low profile.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2018
Dr Schlegel may thus have found a mechanism by which black holes can switch off star formation in their vicinities.
From Economist ● Jan. 7, 2016
These have become standard institutions in many vicinities and they frequently afford not only excellent mounts but sound teaching for those who know little or nothing about the finer points of riding.
From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Frank Lieberman
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