beside

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In that bitter January darkness of a Manchester elementary school parking lot, several dozen voters clustered in line beside me to get into the gym just as the polls opened.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Bryan Hoggan, from Selkirk, is a regular hillwalker and against a proposed route which would largely run beside the busy A7.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Aldana Ramirez tries to warm up beside a brasero, a type of local heater, on a freezing night at Los Azules copper project in San Juan province, the epicenter of Milei's mining "revolution."

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

In many ways, the question of whether there is a signed contract is beside the point.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Kik sat down beside me on the bed and put an arm around me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom