as in to join
to be adjacent to
our property butts on a swamp
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Malen pushed to join and changed agents last September, a sure sign of a player wanting to formalise an exit strategy.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Also joining the protests have been older, less privileged Serbs, people on whom Mr. Vucic previously counted for support by providing their villages with new roads, sports halls and other facilities.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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While about 20% of the workers are in Washington D.C., and the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia, more than 80% live outside the Capitol region.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Some scholars also think the head might have been fabricated in Greece, given the close relationship between the two regions — an Athenian commission brought to Thrace to mark a neighboring king’s grave.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The two homes do not immediately adjoin Loyola’s campus.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump noted that North Carolina and adjoining Tennessee each supported him in the last election – the Volunteer State slightly more.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the footage, which is circulating on social media, a man is seen touching the fish and attempting to put the animal back in the water.—
Jessica Botelho,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2025
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Molloy said Wednesday that people who find debris in their yards should not touch it.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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He was flanked by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Banking committee, Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), who heads the Senate Agriculture Committee.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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The living room set was flanked by a piñata and a tetherball with a coffee table and assorted props down in front.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2025
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Besides, from the youngest to oldest family members, there are plenty of benefits of being surrounded by pristine natural environments and breathing fresh air.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Alejandro is captured playing a vinyl record in a Seventies scene before a dream sequence of the singer surrounded by women behind a red curtain, seemingly seducing him and his thoughts.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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