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adjoin

[uh-join] / əˈdʒɔɪn /




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Both areas adjoin waste land leading to the entrance to the tunnel system where Noah's body was found.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Both major projects will adjoin the new transport infrastructure.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2023

Citing previous Court opinions, the plurality stated that an adjacent wetland must abut or adjoin a regulated water.

From Washington Times Jan. 11, 2023

Communities that adjoin the park are not endangered, and no evacuations have been ordered.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2016

This 'dining hall' where I now sit, however, is a modem annexe built to adjoin the main building - a long, flat room characterized by rows of large windows on either side.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

The gushing water from the river wreaked havoc on the Chungthang village, which adjoins its banks.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2023

The result expands the scope of Americana at a moment when that roots-oriented genre — and the larger country-music realm it adjoins — are facing complicated questions about representation and inclusion.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2023

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

“We feel that enough’s enough,” said Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, one of the most vulnerable first-term Republicans, who represents a New York district that adjoins Santos’.

From Seattle Times Oct. 12, 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

In August, after conducting training camp at Loyola Marymount, the Rams will not return to what essentially has been a trailer park of 75 adjoined and retrofitted modular buildings in Ventura County.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2024

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

So I went to my room, that adjoined Father’s, and wasted time on my phone screen, and thought how I could be doing this at home, and fell asleep.

From Slate Dec. 29, 2020

They’d been adjoined ever since Francis snapped up DeBoer nearly a year ahead of schedule the summer of 2020.

From Seattle Times Dec. 31, 2019

By the time Chacko emigrated to Canada, the family’s only income came from the rubber estate that adjoined the Ayemenem House and the few coconut trees in the compound.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Environmentalists also say river bank fortifications destroy shallow-water zones where aquatic life and insects breed -- and the adjoining natural floodplains that act like sponges at times of excess water.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Firefighters have also sought to contain a major fire in the adjoining Landes region, where 3,600 hectares have burned, Nunez said.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Three indoor privies were lighted by skylights and ingeniously ventilated by a 150-foot-long lateral tunnel that drew in air and discharged it through adjoining chimneys, providing a continuous draft.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The company spent £500,000 creating the pub and adjoining off-license, hiring eight additional staff members.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

They walk a short way down an adjoining passageway, layers of mud sticking to Bailey’s formerly shiny shoes.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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