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beside

[bih-sahyd] / bɪˈsaɪd /




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That lively string of bird feeders beside the nursing home seemed quietly heroic, like a line of lanterns burning brightly against the dusk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

A similar photo of the houses on fire is also splashed across the front of today's Daily Mirror beside the headline "Britain on fire".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

“We’re not doing it, but I wish,” says Stalter as she sits beside Downs during a video call from Hudson Yards in Midtown Manhattan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

"It's crazy!" uttered a woman as the crowd beside suddenly burst into enthusiastic applause.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

We had said good-bye after breakfast and if part of me was disappointed that he still had not proposed, another part of me was content just to be beside him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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