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close at hand

[klohs-uht-hand] / ˈkloʊs ətˈhænd /






ADVERB
around
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A year ago, Warsh could argue both that the Fed needed to restore what he saw as lost credibility and that the conditions for rate cuts were close at hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

First, don’t trade too much; second, only buy losers when you are confident that a market bottom is close at hand and a big recovery will follow.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The dawning of reality should be close at hand now for England players - 'maybe it's not you, Scotland, maybe it's us'.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

I’ve never felt my femininity to be particularly close at hand, and certainly on “Pure Heroine,” I don’t think there’s any gender attached to that narrator.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

Jemmy, who was obliged to be close at hand for the daily lessons, reckoned that freedom was now close at hand.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman




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