adjoin
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The witness was also asked by the lawyer about safety issues that could have arisen for local families whose back gardens adjoin the waste ground where the culvert is located.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Both major projects will adjoin the new transport infrastructure.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Land buyers will pay premium prices, depending upon a variety of circumstances, such as special financing, tax advantages, or a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to purchase parcels that adjoin their farms or ranches.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2016
Communities that adjoin the park are not endangered, and no evacuations have been ordered.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2016
Sturdy red bricks adjoin pale stone accented by ornamental flourishes.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Kei Nakai says he’ll miss the most his parents’ home — a skinny, green two-story building that adjoins the nursery on Grevillea Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
The Barents Sea, which adjoins the Arctic Ocean, is one of the most productive oceanic areas in the world and home to an enormous diversity of organisms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
Trains will make eight stops between Redmond Technology Station, which adjoins the Microsoft campus, and South Bellevue Station, which is equipped with a new 1,500-stall park-and-ride garage.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Subject to a ruling to the contrary from next month's tribunal panel, Reuben will attend a mainstream primary that adjoins the special school.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
One rumor originating in Hartman’s Cafe involved Taylor Jones, a rancher whose property adjoins River Valley Farm.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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If data centers occupy the caverns, any improper water management or heat discharge could quickly become an immediate risk to adjoined residential neighborhoods.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023
That structure consists of adjoined cubes that rest on unarticulated columns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat whose district would have adjoined Ryan’s.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
The Penn Museum was built on property that once adjoined the Blockley Almshouse, right between a potter’s field and Penn Medical School.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
The armory adjoined the castle smithy, a long high-roofed tunnel of a building with twenty forges built into its walls and long stone water troughs for tempering the steel.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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It sits within a "wildlife corridor" adjoining Highpark Wood, an ancient woodland, and the Great Gaddesden Water Meadows, home to the River Gade, a rare chalk stream, otters and water voles, it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Noth’s bedroom offers a more pared-back aesthetic, with enough space to accommodate a king-sized bed, while the adjoining full bathroom features marble finishes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
In an adjoining room, Mr. Blair was honing his scheduled remarks when he heard of the second crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
France has evacuated 250,000 people from at-risk areas, mostly in the Gironde region but also in the adjoining Landes region, where another wildfire was "better contained but not yet stopped", according to authorities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
He turns off the light, and from the hall to the adjoining teen stasis room, a faint green light glows on the floor.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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