in close proximity to
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: close to : near
The trees were planted in close proximity to the building.
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In reality, the Tenderloin is a small slice of the city where social services, low-income housing, and addiction treatment are all concentrated, and where deep poverty is, increasingly, in close proximity to high-end luxury apartments for young, tech-savvy workers.
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Zachary Siegel, The New Republic, 27 June 2023
The White House says the president will mask for 10 days when indoors and in close proximity to others, and his testing cadence will increase.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022
They were found in water about 14 feet (4.3 meters) deep, and in close proximity to each other, authorities said.
—Fox News, 3 June 2022
Amid a contentious debate over farmworker safety protocols in fire-prone Sonoma County, a new report says that hundreds of wine industry laborers were sent to work in close proximity to a pair of huge 2020 wildfires, leaving them potentially exposed to both flames and toxic smoke.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2022
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Zachary Siegel, The New Republic, 27 June 2023
The White House says the president will mask for 10 days when indoors and in close proximity to others, and his testing cadence will increase.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022
They were found in water about 14 feet (4.3 meters) deep, and in close proximity to each other, authorities said.
—Fox News, 3 June 2022
Amid a contentious debate over farmworker safety protocols in fire-prone Sonoma County, a new report says that hundreds of wine industry laborers were sent to work in close proximity to a pair of huge 2020 wildfires, leaving them potentially exposed to both flames and toxic smoke.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2022
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“In close proximity to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20close%20proximity%20to. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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