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grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
I'll be nearby if you need anything
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Even outdoors, you can be exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke if someone is smoking nearby.
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David Stempel, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Swing states nearby:Ohio neighbors Michigan, Pennsylvania could swing election.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
What's more, every dog at the event will be available for adoption, and the center said that anyone interested in adopting can follow up at Helen Woodward Animal Center, located nearby in Rancho Santa Fe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Lydia Lucero, 49, lives nearby and said the truck appeared to have been up in the middle of 15th Avenue after slamming into the wall of a corner house.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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David Stempel, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Swing states nearby:Ohio neighbors Michigan, Pennsylvania could swing election.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
What's more, every dog at the event will be available for adoption, and the center said that anyone interested in adopting can follow up at Helen Woodward Animal Center, located nearby in Rancho Santa Fe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Lydia Lucero, 49, lives nearby and said the truck appeared to have been up in the middle of 15th Avenue after slamming into the wall of a corner house.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Nearby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nearby. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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nearby
adverb or adjective
near·by
ni(ə)r-ˈbī 
ˈni(ə)r-ˌbī
: close at hand
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