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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

About 20% are protected nature areas, like the mountains covered with pine and fir forests that adjoin the neighboring state of Morelos.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

Some of our homes adjoin this open space.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2017

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

At the Old Dutch Church Burying Ground, which adjoins the larger Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Mr. Ocker examines gravestones that may have inspired Irving’s character names—Katrina Van Tassel is one of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

The jail contains six cells; the sixth, the one reserved for female prisoners, is actually an isolated unit situated inside the Sheriff’s Residence—indeed, it adjoins the Meiers’ kitchen.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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

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

She slept in the room that adjoined her mother’s, ready at any moment to run in and administer her potions, hold her bedpan, or straighten her pillows.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Police cordoned off parts of Park Road and the adjoining Valley Road.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Los Angeles County Fire Department told The Times the fire broke out inside an auto-body shop and spread to an adjoining building that contained several businesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

She bought the apartment anyway, and knocked down the kitchen’s walls, opening it up to an adjoining dining area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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

Less than half a mile to the west, they came upon a spinney adjoining the southern edge of Caesar’s Belt.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams


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