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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
CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
Photo : Douglas Friedman The resort-style pool set next to custom daybeds.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
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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Preposition
Andrew Tate, right, speaks to media next to his brother Tristan, after returning from the United States, outside his home on the outskirts of Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, March 22, 2025.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
Photo : Douglas Friedman The resort-style pool set next to custom daybeds.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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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Preposition
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In the video, the drone is circling a structure somewhere near the front line in Ukraine—potentially a base for Ukrainian troops—and apparently preparing to assess the damage from a KAB strike that’s already underway.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The bus was near East 163rd Street and Trinity Avenue in the Morrisania area of the Bronx when it was unexpectedly hit at around 2:20 p.m. local time on Friday, March, 21, Fox 5 New York, ABC 7 NY and News 12 reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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Ferrero has looked after Alcaraz since his charge came to his Valencia Academy as a 15-year-old.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The story introduces Kratos as a renowned Spartan warrior who, after many confrontations, was defeated in battle.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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In a situation that would rattle almost anyone on their first day at a new job, Dr. Mel remains as unruffled as her ponytail braid and still doesn’t have a hair out of place at hour 12 of the shift.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
29 Mar. 2025
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But so many of the genre’s classics also involve intimate moments indoors that almost feel like stage plays.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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The production showed the Commissioner’s Trophy traveling around Los Angeles, appearing at various sporting events and television programs, with a stop at a local fire station.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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As the day progressed, the protests cascaded around the country outside Tesla locations in major cities such as Washington, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Seattle, as well as in towns in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Colorado.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Other wolves have followed since then in nearly 100 sightings by CPW annually.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Offshore oil spills can be extremely expensive to deal with, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill cost nearly $70 billion to clean up.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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There’s practically nothing that his Catholic foes, still smarting at the Church of England’s rejection of papal authority, won’t believe about the man who helped engineer the schism so that Henry (Damian Lewis) could divorce his first wife as part of his ongoing quest to beget a male heir.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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Dong Ting Noodle Find chili in practically every dish at Dong Ting Noodle, but diners still add the delectable house chili paste offered at every table.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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There’s been a thread of vulnerability running concurrently beside superb highs for some time.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Some who have stood beside our Afghan partners are speaking out.—
Beth Bailey,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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However, the approach taken by Yoshimoto Kogyo is an interesting one, as Okamoto explains.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Foreman gained stature in the late 1960s and ultimately secured the Heavyweight Championship in January 1973 by defeating Frazier with six knockouts in a bout held in Kingston, Jamaica.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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