closest

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Unfortunately for soccer fans in Central L.A., they will face one of the most-crowded service station stops closest to downtown at Union Station.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

To compete with the upstarts, DraftKings and its closest competitor, Flutter-owned FanDuel, each launched their own prediction markets—no small undertaking.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Before the meeting, Walker emailed Gates to prepare him, calling Epstein “one of my closest friends.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

For evolutionary science, they show why we must check our closest relatives before assuming a specific, or unique, cultural explanation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

It was the closest I’d ever been to another person, at least one who wasn’t related to me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows