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Recent Examples of abut The Hustle Over the last few months, dozens of people have congregated in tents abutting a walking path. Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 21 June 2024 The 360-mile-long sliver abutting the Arabian Sea is a bewildering jumble of people, places and cultures. Scott Hocker, theweek, 15 Apr. 2024 The plan called for knocking down a tree line, building underground gas tanks that would abut some backyards, and a new sewer line. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024 The glacier acts like plumbing for the massive ice sheet that abuts it, sending a flow of ice into the adjacent ocean. Eric Zerkel, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abut 
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  • The Subway sandwich shop site on Hwy 41A features a drive thru and adjoining tenant space Patel currently leases out to Great Clips, a national hair salon chain.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Another speed bump involves negotiating with URA for concessions under the latter’s Strategic Development Incentive Scheme, which is aimed at getting landlords to redevelop adjoining older properties primarily in the central business district and Orchard Road areas.
    Kevin Lim, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • Finland, which shares an 832-mile border with Russia, joined NATO in 2023, abandoning a decades-old policy of neutrality.
    LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • His rhetoric that Canada should join the U.S. could be a pressure campaign on the nation to either follow his immigration demands or give in completely.
    Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The other guy touched the ball first, and there was a contact.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Oftentimes, prompts might touch on sensitive topics, and an LLM should try to make as impartial an answer as possible.
    Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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  • There was steak and shrimp and a cake decorated in the Israeli colors, with a Star of David flanked by musical notes.
    John Leland, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Each side of the two-seat sofa is flanked by a cabinet unit with a fold-out swivel table that serves as a mobile desk and individual dining table.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • The group in the other vehicle surround Martinez between the two vehicles, with two people repeatedly punching her while a third person pulls her legs, taking her to the ground.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Debate surrounding mask and vaccine mandates drew from scientific studies on their role in COVID-19 transmission, but often glossed over a careful evaluation of the tradeoffs between public health and personal autonomy that were the true core of the issue.
    Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • Maps by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) from January 2 and December 17 showed changes over the year in neighboring Luhansk oblast, where assessed Russian control of territory had increased south of Kupiansk and west of Bakhmut.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The car will also soon be available in neighboring Singapore, through an agreement with VINCAR, an auto distributor.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Abut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abut. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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