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as in almost
very close to but not completely
bought it for next to nothing
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Recent Examples of next to
Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Keep in mind Banks again won’t be playing next to All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams, who’ll miss his fifth straight game due to an ankle injury.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2023
Several unmoving people could be seen lying on the street next to the pickup truck, the photos show.
—Josh Campbell, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
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Residents have lived next to the second-largest coal pier in the country for over a century, with a view of the open-air coal pile across the street from the recreation center.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Keep in mind Banks again won’t be playing next to All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams, who’ll miss his fifth straight game due to an ankle injury.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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He was promoted to the top line Sunday, playing next to Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2023
Several unmoving people could be seen lying on the street next to the pickup truck, the photos show.
—Josh Campbell, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
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Grande’s smash is now included in a group that includes the bestselling and most beloved holiday songs of all time, with most of them appearing near her at the moment.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Moton is set to count $31 million against the salary cap next season and likely will be asked to take a pay cut, much like Jordan Gross was near the end of his career.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Is Here By Sophie Saint Thomas How to use it: Apply it before shampooing, after washing on hair and scalp, after styling on mid-length and ends.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Dell suffered the injury after securing a leaping touchdown grab on a deep ball in the end zone during the third quarter.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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In the immediate wake of the crash, the National Fire Agency said the fire was almost put out but officials were still trying to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul.Kim Tong-Hyung, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
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At a time when the United States immigration conversation is picking up momentum in the press and on Capitol Hill, the public has been almost unilaterally focused on border policies.Doug Melville, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Like all clubs, a variety of international flags can be spotted around home games at Elland Road.Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The park proposal, which gained steam around 1970, was not without its detractors.Sheila Yount, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Among the center's many public health initiatives, Carter vowed to eradicate the guinea worm parasite during his lifetime, and nearly achieved it: Cases dropped from millions in the 1980s to nearly a handful.Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Avon High School mascot's story inspires millions Owen Carr is blind in his left eye and nearly deaf in his right ear.Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Dec. 2024
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Hollywood quickly became flooded with cars, creating traffic gridlock and an acute lack of parking that left the business district struggling practically from Day One.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jake has called out McGregor after practically every one of his victories in the boxing ring.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The tarantula was used in the iconic scene in which Marv flings the spider over onto Harry, who is lying on the floor beside him.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab.Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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According to a 2023 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, the education level of 31% of Tennesseans age 25 and older is a high school diploma or its equivalent.Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Austin American-Statesman A Travis County District judge on Friday instructed the city of Bee Cave and the owners of the West Austin Business Park to craft an order by Jan. 10 to temporarily halt its construction until the case can go to a jury trial.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
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