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[klohz, klohs, klohz, klohz, klohs] / kloʊz, kloʊs, kloʊz, kloʊz, kloʊs /














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Close friends will, in theory, congratulate you on your achievements.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Close ties are good for us and provide health benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Close behind was Tyrannotitan, another enormous theropod that lived in what is now Argentina more than 30 million years before T. rex during the Early Cretaceous period.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Close contacts of those affected are being offered antibiotics but there are currently no plans for a local emergency meningitis vaccination programme, unlike in Kent.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Oh good. It’s you two. Close your mouths before your tongues freeze.”

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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